The next West County Community Seed Bank is on Saturday March 27th from 10 to 1 at the Salmon Creek School Garden. With the warm weather this week everyone should be in their gardens, a good time to come get some seeds or bring some to share, bring extra plants to share also.
There will be a class from 10:30 til 12 on Seed Saving by Yedi Seed. Yedi is a long term seed saver with loads of experience- he will go over the basic concepts and techniques you need to understand for successful seed saving. Rain or shine, we will be in the greenhouse if it is raining.
For more information contact Sara at 829-5234 or saramc@emeraldearth.org
What you could bring:
… Plants or seeds to share
… Coin envelopes
… Books or resources for sharing with others
… Local food potluck item!
Location:
Salmon Creek School Garden
1935 Bohemian HWY
Occidental
Vision:
To create a grassroots community seed bank that supports Sonoma County gardeners with locally grown, open pollinated, pesticide and GMO free seeds. Anyone can become a member of the West County Seed Library, we ask for a donation of $5.00-$20.00 and a commitment to grow out and donate back seed following the library's protocol for growing clean seeds. No on is turned away for lack of funds. The West County Seed Library will be housed at the Salmon Creek School Garden and will be open to the public monthly for classes, resource sharing and a seed and plant exchange. The West County Seed Library will have resources available to members on growing and processing seeds.
Why save seed and why a local seed bank?
Our rapidly changing world gives us all the more reason to strengthen our local resources and our ability to be self-sufficient. Local seed saving allows us to cultivate plants that do well in our region, with each generation adapting more to the local environment. It also lets us preserve heirloom seeds that are being lost as the seed industry is being concentrated into fewer and fewer large corporations. Seed banks are a great investment; with some plants one seed can return up to 40.000. The abundance seed savers experience should be shared with the community and helps to model a different economic system. We hope to cultivate a network of seed savers in the region to support each other and the seed library, which will be a resource for the expanding community of gardeners and help strengthen our local food system.
For more information contact Sara McCamant 829-5234 or saramc@emeraldearth.org
