Episode 4 - Sharing Seeds and Growing Community: Connection, Kin, and Culture
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The Mississauga Youth Seed Library (MYSL) was founded with the aim of providing the public with free access to open-pollinated and non-GMO seeds. The project emerged from the Young Urban...
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Marynil (she/her) is a co-founder of the Mississauga Youth Seed Library. She enjoys gardening, biking, cooking, and of course, eating. Ever since she was younger, she's been involved with growing food in her backyard. She just recently graduated from high school, and is planning to attend Durham College for their food and farming program after her gap year.
Saniya (she/her) is heading into grade 12 next year. She joined the Mississauga Youth Seed Library because of her interest in food insecurity and gardening, and in particular, she thought that this project would be a good opportunity to address the cultural gaps that exist in many other environmental projects.
Mentioned in episode:
TEDxTC: Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life by Winona LaDuke (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHNlel72eQc)
Connect with the Mississauga Youth Seed Library:
Email: myseedlibrary@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myseedlibrary/
Hosted and edited by Emiko Newman and Megan Pham-Quan.
With gratitude to Hilary Inwood of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Stephen Hurley of VoiceEd Radio for their indispensable support and encouragement.
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