Nanih Bvlbancha: Spring Celebration
Plant, Seed, and Clothing Swap!

Saturday, March 22, 2025 2-5PM
1900 Lafitte Avenue

2PM AfroCaribbean Dance Class provided by Lafitte Greenway Partnership
3PM Artist Painting Demo w/ Angel Perdomo
4PM Liberation Quilt w/ Elysha Díaz from ricRACK
Bvlbancha Liberation Radio w/ DJ Koni Achafa and DJ Takiy, Peter J Bowling and Denise Frazier

Partners:
PROSPECT NOLA
GULF SOUTH OPEN SCHOOL
Lafitte Greenway Partnership
BVLBANCHA LIBERATION RADIO
NORDC- New Orleans Recreation Development Commission
ricRACK

#IndigenousGulf #Indigenous #Louisiana #NOLA #NewOrleans #culture #Bulbancha #IndigenousCreatives #Liberation #AlternativeMedia #LiveEvents #FreeEvent #MutualAid #seedswap #upcycling #CollaborativeArt #Caribbean @noladon

Another early #SolarPunkSunday, since this is also happening tomorrow (Saturday, March 8th)!

#UK, #Timsbury, #Somerset - #SeedySaturday returns to Timsbury with rare seeds and #gardening secrets

by Lewis Clark, March 3, 2025

"The annual seed and spud spectacular, Seedy Saturday, is set to return on Saturday, 8 March, bringing a blooming good time to Timsbury’s #ConygreHall. Gardeners of all levels, from seasoned horticulturists to budding green thumbs, can exchange seeds, gain expert advice, and browse a diverse selection of plants, produce, and eco-friendly goods.

"Now in its 15th year, the community-driven event will take place from 10am to 2pm. At its heart is the #SeedSwap, where visitors can leave home-grown seeds for others while picking up something new to cultivate. This tradition has helped to preserve rare and localised varieties, including #HeritagePeas and the #FarmboroughBean, a unique strain developed through years of careful seed selection.

"In addition to the swap, attendees can browse stalls selling seeds, #potatoes, fruit bushes, #herbs, cottage #perennials, and locally crafted goods. Homemade preserves, plant-based products, and gardening equipment will also be available. Expert talks will provide insight into gardening, seed saving, and #composting, while demonstrations and a children’s craft zone will ensure there is something for everyone. The Kitchen Café will serve tea, coffee, soft drinks, bacon rolls, and homemade cakes.

"Event organiser Sam Ross said: 'This event marks the start of the growing season for #SeedSwappers, amateur gardeners, allotment-holders, horticulturists, and anyone passionate about nature and the environment. The friendly, local and sustainable ethos encourages everyone to have fun growing plants, alongside saving and sharing seeds and stories with friends and neighbours.'

"Seedy Saturday is run by a small group of dedicated volunteers and is supported by sponsors Pennard Plants and Beans and Herbs. Entry is £2 for adults, while children under 16 can attend for free."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/lifestylegeneral/seedy-saturday-returns-to-timsbury-with-rare-seeds-and-gardening-secrets/ar-AA1A8wxL
#Gardening #SeedSharing #SeedExchange #BuildingCommunity #GrowYourOwn #FoodSecurity #Vegetables #Flowers

#Maine 2025 #SeedSwap & #Scion Exchange

Sunday, March 30, 12 - 4 p.m.
Snow date: Sunday, April 6 *

At #MOFGA's #CommonGround Education Center in #UnityMaine

*Snow date to be called by Friday, March 28

"This will be an indoor and outdoor event, so wear your woolies and come enjoy a warm drink, see old friends, meet new friends and bring home some #scionwood for grafting and s#eeds for planting!

"#Gardeners and #orchardists are invited to bring their seeds, #scionwood and #cuttings to share. If you don’t have any, come anyway!

"Community members and local seed growers regularly bring an incredible variety of vegetable, fruit, flower, and herb seeds. We also regularly have over 150+ types of scionwood to share, including scionwood sourced from MOFGA’s orchards. We will also have limited quantities of #rootstock for sale. Custom grafting is available by donation to the #MaineHeritageOrchard.

"Other items for sharing are welcome such as plants, cuttings, #seedlings, hatching eggs, #kombucha and #YogurtStarters, #salves and other #homemade items.

"The day’s offerings also include gardening workshops, #FruitTree care demonstrations, vendors, educational booths, and more.

"This event is located at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center, 294 Crosby Brook Rd, Unity, Maine."

RSVP and FMI:
https://www.mofga.org/trainings/annual-events/seed-swap-and-scion-exchange/
#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSharing #SeedExchange #OrganicFarmers #BuildingCommunity

#ExeterSeedBank's #SeedSwap will be on Sunday 2 March, 11 – 2pm, at the Positive Light Projects, Sidwell St, #Exeter, EX46RD https://www.exeterseedbank.co.uk/events/exeter-seed-swap-25

Booking links for individual talks in the following post.

So thrilled to see #seedswapday day take off and the legendary Seed Savers Exchange feature it in their current issue of The Heritage Farm Companion! Check out the latest #seedswap listings at seedswapday.com. I’m adding more every day and if you are hosting one, message me so I can add yours too! #gardendc #seeds #seedsaving #seedswapping #gardeningwithseeds

#NorwayMaine - #SeedSwap

Thu Feb 27th 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Center for an Ecology-Based Economy, 447 Main St, Norway, ME 04268, USA

"Join us for our annual seed swap! Bring seeds to share if you have them, but feel free to come even if you don't have any - we'll have plenty to share. We'll also have seed starting calendars and gardening books to lend. Scott Vlaun will give a short presentation about seed saving basics, and as a community, we’ll discuss starting a local seed library. We’ll also have some #scions to swap and offer a tutorial on #grafting onto #rootstock." |

https://tockify.com/ecology/detail/1099/1740691800000
#MaineSeedSwaps #SolarPunkSunday #SeedLibraries #Gardening #GardeningTechniques #StartingASeedLibrary #CenterForEcologyBasedEconomy

No, I didn't disappear. I was milkweeding.

https://friendica.myportal.social/display/e65e1095-8666-d929-6007-577074282731

#HashtagGames
#CelebratingEarthDay

Celebrating #SeedSwap s everywhere. Damn shame I had to pull the plug on mine on #Facebook because it's become untenable there. But cheers to seed swappers everywhere and a shout out to those at #PawneeBillRanch in OK because as featured on #KFOR segment Is This a #GreatStateOrWhat it mentioned that now they're not only about vegetables--they're into re-wilding. #Landback

Setting up for the #Exeter #Seedbank #SeedSwap today at #PostiveLights on #SidwellStreet, where I'll be teaching #CoilBasketry. Come along! Opens 10:30 to 14:30.

I'll be helping out and demonstrating #CoilBasketry from recycled and foraged materials at #Exeter #SeedSwap at #PositiveLights on Sunday the 18th, come along!

#SeedSovereignty #OpenPollinatedSeed #CommunityGarden
#Permaculture
#Solarpunk
#Skillshare
#HeritageCrafts
#AncestralSkills
#Devon

#MarvySwap #seedswap #tutorial #KnowItTeachIt

There will be issues that crop up in the process of seed swap participation, and one would be following my earlier instructions and forgetting to put your return address INSIDE the greeting card...which I forgot to mention in the course of the tutorial, ha.

Another issue would be a transaction that isn't a direct swap and instead, you're sent an SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) for seeds and all it has is a single First Class stamp on it.

Solution: use the envelope, do not put your return address on it and hopefully you haven't thrown out any snail mail spam like political campaign stuff because that's good card stock to use to protect the seeds, and of course, use sheet foam, and don't put too many seeds in it. Any issues that the PO has with it has only one address to go to about it, like a demand for POSTAGE DUE.

Issue: having a different understanding about the terms of the swap than your fellow swapper does.

Solution: Terms of swapping needs to always be worked out via PM/DM before agreeing to swap, when you're swapping addresses, and be tolerant of delays. Netiquette demands that you notify your swapper when you've sent off the seeds and if there are delays in sending off the seeds, as there are often issues with supply materials or family emergency.

Netiquette also demands that the swappers inform the other when the seeds have arrived and in what condition. Don't be quick to hot temper rants--more often than not there's a good reason for what happened including the PO losing the mail or delivering it to the wrong address.

Issue: Seed swapping across the borders with Canada, Mexico, where ever. There is no issue with First Class or Non Machineable Rate mail but there might be with a package, and bubble envelopes are considered to be packages by the USPS, which is why they also involve tracking numbers...and why I haven't mentioned those thusfar, but they're additional (and pricier) swapping options.

Additionally, in the Facebook swap group, requests for seed donations are acceptable because a recognized objective is habitat restoration. That's a case when the requester gives their address via PM/DM and the entire burden of costs are on the seed donor.