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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 7, 2010 8:27:52 GMT -5
We have these small 'eco' seed trader / seller events in Canada but I'm sure that you have something similar in the US??
Anyhow, I go every year for their trade table, to hob nob with other plant enthusiasts and just cause they have seeds and stuff. It was lots of fun this year what with the sunshine putting spring into everyone's step.
Also, much excitement for me at the trade table, when someone dropped off some very well labelled and not particularly common alpine seeds! I had the thought of hugging her but didn't want to scare her.
This year there were more talks and less activities for the kids. Most of the talks were centred around a particular 'product' such as square foot gardening or worm bins. I also noticed a few more seed on the slightly unusual side such as chufa (tourne-sol) and sunchokes (tourne sol and another one) and goji berries (the trade table of all places). I'll post pictures later.
Today is the first annual Perth Seedy Sunday. Woohoo!
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Post by plantsnobin on Mar 7, 2010 8:39:08 GMT -5
I hate to say this, but I think this kind of thing is a benefit of living close to a bigger city. There is certainly more opportunity to meet people with similar interests. Not that I want to live in a city, but I can see some advantages to being within easy driving distance. I am not aware of anything like this in my area. Though the 'master gardeners' are having a spring fling thing again this year. I haven't gone, I know some of those folks, and lets just say that the term 'master' is a bit of a misnomer. But maybe I should get involved with it in order to connect with some people locally, get them more into the organic side of things. Have fun at your Seedy Sunday. I hope your weather is getting more spring-like.
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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 7, 2010 18:45:12 GMT -5
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Post by bunkie on Mar 12, 2010 15:13:48 GMT -5
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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 12, 2010 15:41:33 GMT -5
That was a very fun video. Nice emphasis on seed trading and yeah, great leafy crowns
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Post by seedywen on Mar 14, 2010 20:35:28 GMT -5
We had our Seedy Saturday yesterday. Lots of towns like ours(pop.12,000)have an event now. Even smaller towns!
Our event outgrew the community center where it happened the past four years.(see my friend Kevin and fellow Seedy Saturday coordinator) posted links to photos of our past events on the Totnes link.
Moving Seedy Saturday to the Recreation Complex made it possible to double the amount of community information groups and workshops. Thought maybe the event would lose some of its friendly feeling in the much larger venue, but it was just as successful and fun as ever.
Seventy volunteers participate and 400 people pay $2 to attend, although kids are free. The community seed exchange is always popular, the food great...All in all a great day!
Our Farmers' Institute hosts the event. Six of us meet once a month to plan, starting in September.
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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 14, 2010 20:39:19 GMT -5
Sounds fun Seedywen. I can't remember, are you in Canada? The ones here are generally associated with Seeds of Diversity. Someone recently told me that they aren't common in the US? Really??
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Post by grunt on Mar 14, 2010 21:53:16 GMT -5
Had our Seedy Saturday yesterday. I handed out 75 seed packets, of which 42 were tomatoes. Only a half dozen seed people, but about 50 to 60 "customers".
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Post by steveont on Mar 15, 2010 1:24:38 GMT -5
i missed it! was busy with lambs so could not get in that way till later in the day. (dads at the queensway, in most every day!) hope to get there next year!
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Post by galina on Mar 15, 2010 6:06:13 GMT -5
Seedy Saturdays or Seedy Sundays have arrived in Britain too. The oldest and biggest is in Brighton. www.seedysunday.org/A long way to travel but I made it at one time about ten years ago and still enjoy the varieties I swapped then. Since then dozens of seed swap events have popped up all over the country. Quite often these are coupled to Potato Days. A Potato Day is an event where usually 100 or more different types of seed potatoes are for sale, by the individual tuber. Very popular events and a good chance to try out a small growing of new potatoes. www.potatoday.org/potatodays.htmAnd a great chance to meet other gardeners and swap seeds at the same time.
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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 15, 2010 9:33:40 GMT -5
Potato days. Now that's a great idea.
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Post by sandbar on Mar 17, 2010 22:46:56 GMT -5
What is a "Seedy Saturday"? A seed swap? Is this a Canada thing?
Never heard of them before ... heading off to read Telsing's blog ...
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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 20, 2010 8:05:30 GMT -5
My undestanding is that it is an iniative run by Seeds of Diversity Canada which is to Seed Savers. On a specified day, local professial seed companies - small, organic, generally heritage - get together along with other 'eco' companies to set up a seed / eco fair. Along with this, there is a swap table where you can trade seeds. It's fun! It also brings together a bunch of seed suppliers so that you cut down on mailing money as well as giving you an opportunity to trade seed and just say howdy to local garden types.
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Post by sandbar on Mar 22, 2010 21:28:25 GMT -5
Ah, thanks OG!
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