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Borderless Seed Stories (BSS) is an exploration of seeds and the matrices they form with their stewards, their land, and the politics of the world that they (and we) inhabit. Through the use of five theme explorations, BSS seeks to understand the ways in which seeds can teach us so much about existing on a planet defined by borders, and the ways in which we are all built to resist these borders and become truly Borderless.
Project Process
Project Process
BSS has gone through several iterations as a student-focused initiative within the Michigan Library Scholars and Engagement Fellows programs. It was initially conceived as “Internationalizing the Seed Library,” a project that focused on tying community stories to the fledgling seed library at the University of Michigan. Over the years and through the input of several interns, BSS took on its new, more expansive name and went from a physical oral history exhibit to the digital resource exhibit we have today. We hope that BSS continues to expand to encompass more research, community input, and creative work!
About the Team
About the Team
Caylen Cole-Hazel
Caylen Cole-Hazel has stewarded this project from its original concept as a complimentary outcrop of the U-M seed library, to associated funded student learning opportunities through internship and fellowship programs available through the U-M library's learning and teaching division, to the results presented here today. Her passion for quality mentorship, ethical conduct, and dedication to co-creative thriving with human and more-than-human worlds informs this work.
Krystel Anderson
Krystel (she/her) has assisted as a BSS project co-mentor during the summers of 2024 -2025. Her work has been informed by her experience as a Library Engagement Fellow with the Seed Library where she engaged with evolving understandings of seeds and their component influences on local ecosystems, food access, community knowledge, and more.
V Shin
V (they/ve/we) came into BSS as an undergraduate research intern and engagement fellow for the BSS project. Much of their work was centered on exploring narratives of people and the land they steward, and how these narratives and dialogues may reconnect us to seeds and their histories. As a young cultural organizer, they are energized to use the tools of arts and culture to politically activate community into action.
Julian Creutz
Julian (he/him) has worked on BSS for two summers as an undergraduate intern. His work primarily focused on research and synthesis to make the main content of the BSS site, and he also contributed his creativity in the form of illustrations, poetry, and other design elements. As a creative writing major, he is passionate about storytelling and crafting narratives for underrepresented groups, and BSS does just that!
If any material you created is being used on this site and you do not want it to be, please email umseedlibrary@umich.edu and we will remove it promptly. Thank you!
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