01 / SAVE & SHARE
The Seed Bank
Discover historical seed varieties, including Cherokee Trail of Tears beans grown on campus. Ask the team about seeds available to grow at home.
THE SEED BANK & GARDENING COMPLEX
Grow Food.
Grow Understanding.
Seeds carry stories. Discover the cultures, traditions, and growing practices behind the plants around us.
THE GARDENS AT TCC SOUTHEASTLIVING HISTORY
From the Past.
For the Future.
Our gardening complex brings together community plots, a permaculture pathway, composting, and a greenhouse with an aquaponics system.
Seeds harvested here are stored at the Center for History and Culture for students to plant and learn from.
02 / LEARN BY GROWING
The Greenhouse
Explore the relationship between growing food and raising fish through the campus aquaponics system.
What Is Aquaponics? Read Bradley’s ArticleTCC News · November 13, 2017
INSIDE THE GREENHOUSE
A Closer Look
at Aquaponics.
See the fish tank, planted grow bed,
and pipework inside the campus greenhouse.
GROWING OUR COLLECTION
Every Seed.
A Living Story.
Explore the seed bank, garden beds, and greenhouse.
Select a photo to take a closer look.
Blue Queen Butterfly Pea
A Blue Queen butterfly pea seed packet.
Jimmy Nardello Pepper Seeds
Seed packet labeled “Pepper — Jimmy Nardello Italian.”
Corn, in Color
Three ears of multicolored corn shown with the seed-bank materials.
Absinthe Wormwood Seeds
A packet labeled “Absinthe Wormwood Seeds.”
Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans
Cherokee Trail of Tears beans grown in the campus gardening complex.
Saved Persian Melon Seeds
Saved seeds in a container labeled “Persian Melon (small).”
The Toothache Plant
The toothache plant in the Southeast campus gardens.
Persian Melon
A Persian melon growing in the Southeast campus gardens.
Rosemary
Rosemary growing in the Southeast campus gardens.
Indian Snake Cucumbers
Indian snake cucumbers in the Southeast campus gardens.
The Campus Gardens
Plantings in the gardening complex at TCC Southeast.
Papaya & Thai Basil
A papaya tree with Thai basil inside the greenhouse.
An Avocado in the Greenhouse
An avocado plant inside the greenhouse.
From Scraps to Soil
The composting station at the Southeast campus gardens.
A Path Through the Garden
A planted path through the gardening complex at TCC Southeast.
A Closer Look at the Harvest
A long, curved cucumber held beside the garden plants.
Among the Garden Beds
Plants and mulched soil in the campus gardening complex.
03 / RETURN TO THE SOIL
A Little Less Waste.
A Little More Life.
The Center provides take-home compost bins and composting classes. Ask how to participate in returning food and plant waste to the soil.
Ask about composting