SEED EXCHANGE FAQS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Is it appropriate to trade seeds acquired last year? How many seeds are considered a 'fair' trade? How should I package my seeds? What is the best way to mail seeds to ensure their safe arrival? Is it acceptable to just send a dried flower head or pod? Can I be certain seeds will be fertile and grow true to the parent plant? Are there seeds that should not be traded during the winter? Is it necessary to include growing information with my seed trades? How and when to collect seed from my garden plants? Is it necessary to dry all seeds before storing them? How do I dry them? How do I prepare seeds inside berries for storage/trading? Is it really necessary to clean seed before storing or trading it, and if so, how? How should I store seed after harvesting, drying, and cleaning it? How do I know if my seed is viable?* How do I know if my plants are hybrids that may not produce seed true to the parent plant?*

"It is in exchanging the gifts of the earth that you shall find abundance and be satisfied. Yet unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger." Kahil Gibran, The Prophet. There are many seed exchanges around the world. Some are formal, others informal. The idea is that gardeners or farmers who save their own seed exchange them with others. This is a great way of contributing to the evolution of plant diversity, sharing unique varieties. It also removes the money restrictions associated with buying seeds. It’s good to communicate with other growers, especially if you share the same bioregion. REGISTER YOUR SEEDS   Full name: Email address: GROUP INVOLVED: ANGLSEYBLAENAU GWENTBRIDGENDCAERPHILLYCARDIFFCARMARTHENSHIRECEREDIGEONCONWYDENBEIGHSHIREFLINTSHIREGWYNYDDMERTHYR TYDFILMONMOUTHNEATH AND PORT TALBOTNEWPORTPEMBROKESHIREPOWYSRHONDDA CYNON TAFFSWANSEATORFAENTHE VALEWREXHAMOTHER IF OTHER, PLEASE STATE: TYPE OF SEEDS OFFERED VEGETABLESFRUITFLOWERSCUTTINGSBULBS DATE HARVESTED DD/MM/YY AMOUNT OFFERED POST DISCRIPTION:

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