Grow RI Native Seeds
A LORI GRANTS PROJECT
Become an RI native seed champion! Join our network to receive information, news, updates, and special seed offerings.
Grow RI Native Seeds (GRINS) is made possible in part by a grant from the RI Office of Library and Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Our mission is to empower Rhode Islanders to grow and champion native plants via seeds, information, and programming organized by their local libraries.
Contact us at:
growrinativeseeds@gmail.com
Community Libraries of Providence:
The GRINS seed label collection is available on Google Slides, and can be adapted for your own use. Plant images are public domain or carry Creative Commons licenses. We thank the photographers who generously made these images available, as identified in the image credits.
The information on our seed labels can also be found in our primary plant list.
Do you grow native plants? Consider donating seeds to help us provide free native seeds to Rhode Island residents.
You can donate seeds if the plants are...
Native to Ecoregion 59.
Straight species, not cultivars.
No need to clean or package seeds – except for milkweeds, whole seed heads are welcome.
Fill out a seed donation form. (Print out the form here, or fill one out on site when you donate.)
Bring your donation to any GRINS library. We will clean, package, and share the seeds through our network.