Sunday, March 4, 2012

Seed Swap and Meeting 3/6 @7:30 at Harvey Wheeler

Hello Cousins Field Community Gardeners,


You are invited by our Gardens for Life friends to a seed swap and meeting this Tues. 3/6. Hope you can make it!


Kitty 


Garden/Life members and friends! 

Join us for our SEED SWAP AND TALK MEETING  this coming TUESDAY MARCH 6, 7:30 PM at Harvey Wheeler Community Center with experienced seed saver and gardener, Debbie Bier, who will speak briefly about seed starting techniques, transplanting and hedging our bets in an unpredictable garden season. Please RSVP by Monday March 5 if you plan to attend. Scroll down for info on how links to templates to package your seeds to share! We will have materials on hand to make seed packets  as well. 

WHY SWAP? By sharing seed (they can be from the last or current growing season) we make sure we don't end up holding more than can be used before the seeds lose their viability, and we can buy larger packets of seed without waste. We also get to see how the same plants grow in a different garden with a different gardener tending them, which can be hugely educational. It's a great way to try out a plant without "committing" to a whole packet of seed.  Lastly, when we take on new seed, we can learn something about how the plant grew from others who have tried it themselves. (Scroll down for seed prep directions)

A BIG thank you to all of you who joined the group order of FEDCO seeds: We all get a 22% discount as a result! 
SO....Come join us on your own, or bring a friend!  Please RSVP by Monday, March 5 to deb01742@comcast.net!  For food related information, go towww.concordfood.ning.com or to www.concordcan.org for information on building community.  

See you on Tuesday!
Debbie Barr

GET READY TO SWAP!
Debbie Bier’s Directions for Seed Sharing
Please come with your seeds already set up in small packets to give away -- it's up to you how many you want to put in each packet. Have each packet already labeled with the name of plant, the year the seeds were packaged for, plus anything else you think will be helpful.  

Please write the full name of the plant and if you also tell who supplied it (including seed you saved yourself) on each packet, gardeners can look up specifics online. Be prepared to answer questions about your experience growing this plant. You can also bring seeds packaged in their original envelope to give away, or to refer to if questions come up.

If you have very small envelopes or tiny ziplock bags already hanging around, you can use those for sharing. The below links allow you to repurpose paper already on hand into homemade envelopes.

Simple origami seed packet: 
http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2008/12/make-your-own-paper-seed-packets.html

More complex origami seed packet:
http://maggiewang.com/2008/06/26/origami-seed-packets

Another origami seed packet:
http://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Growing_food/Origami_seed_packets/

Use your printer, glue or tape:
http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2009/08/make-your-own-seed-packets-packet.html

You can also use this link http://www.gardensandcrafts.com/files/seedpackets/sp_blank   . This format  includes basic info ready for you to write or type in...and shared by member Enid Boasberg.

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