Swapping
Seeds: A Gardening Tradition and Hallmark of GREEN
Living!
The seed swap is a
fundamental part of human history. Seeds were one of the first commodities
valued and traded. Today, modern gardeners collect and exchange seeds for many
reasons ranging from cultivating rare, heirloom varieties to basic thrift. The
exchange of seeds perpetuates biodiversity. It is an act of giving and the
ultimate form of recycling.
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The 9th Annual Washington
Gardener Seed Exchanges,
hosted by Washington
Gardener Magazine,
takes place on January 25, 2014 at the Brookside Gardens visitor center in Wheaton, MD, and on
February 1, 2014 at Green
Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. Seed Exchange attendees trade seeds,
exchange planting tips, hear expert speakers, and collect goody bags full of
gardening treats.
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Seed
Exchange attendees are encouraged to bring their used or new garden books and
seed catalogs to swap and share at this year’s event. We also ask you to bring
your own water bottle or reusable mug.
The
first
annual Washington Seed Exchange was held on
January 26, 2006. After that event’s success, seed swaps in other cities across
the nation have joined in celebrating National Seed Swap
Day each year on the last
Saturday in January.
Subscribers
to Washington
Gardener
Magazine
receive a $5 discount off the admission to the Washington
Seed Exchange.
The event is limited to
125 attendees and is expected to sell out. Registrations are encouraged to send
in their registrations by January 20. A registration form can be printed out
from: washingtongardener.blogspot.com.
Washington
Gardener magazine
(www.WashingtonGardener.com) is the gardening
publication specifically for the local metro area — zones 6-7 — Washington DC and its suburbs. Washington Gardener magazine’s basic
mission is to help DC area gardens grow better. The
magazine is written entirely by local area gardeners. The content of the
magazine gives real examples that residents of the greater DC region can use
immediately in your own garden.
Washington
Gardener
is a local, independent, and woman-owned business based in Silver Spring, MD.
