[Southern California Permaculture] SAVE THE DATE/Sun Jan 31/8th Annual SB Community Seed Swap/11-3pm

Sun Jan 10 08:56:56 PST 2016

Hi everyone, once again it's time for the Seed Swap!
Although currently cold & rainy, it's the perfect
time to be thinking of your gardens & spring. Please go to the
bottom of this email for all the details; ways to support,volunteer,
table,& post your favorite seed on the Seed Swap facebook page.

8th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap
Sunday, January 31, 2016
  11-3pm, Free
Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery

A celebration to bring seeds & people together
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Join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network as it 
hosts the 8th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed 
Swap on Sunday, January 31, from 11am-3pm, at the 
downtown Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery.

More than 400 people attended last year, sharing 
seeds and knowledge with other backyard 
gardeners, plant lovers, beekeepers and farmers. 
Come be a part of this seed saving movement, 
making sure that locally adapted varieties of 
seed & plants are passed on to future 
generations.  Special speakers, children activities & live music!

Local groups will table, including the Santa 
Barbara Seed Saving Guild who will share valuable 
seed saving techniques and encourage local 
gardeners to grow out and harvest some of their 
best seeds for future gardens and seed swaps, 
making us a truly food secure community.  Seed 
saving is a fun and easy way to connect to the circle of life.

Bring seeds, plants, cuttings, and garden knowledge to swap.
Don't have these?
Then come get seeds.
Seeds to sow.
Seeds to grow.
Seeds to harvest.
Seeds to save and share next year.
Activities for all ages
Music that will have your toes tapping

Special Speakers throughout the day
A gathering of garden friends old and new.

~A community program hosted by the Santa Barbara 
Permaculture Network Non-profit~
www.sbpermaculture.org

Co-Sponsors: Island Seed & Feed, Healing Grounds 
Nursery, Santa Barbara Seed Saving Guild, & 
Botanical Interests High Quality Seed Co.

On Facebook:

  Santa Barbara Annual Community Seed Swap: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/632203483488117/

  Séptimo Anual Santa Barbara Intercambio de 
Semillas del Comunitario Domingo, 31 de enero, 
2016 11 AM - 3 PM, Gratis: https://www.facebook.com/groups/632203483488117/

Real Food Hero Award for 2016

Once again we will be honoring a local "Real Food 
Hero" at the Seed Swap.  This year the award goes 
to Oscar Carmona of Healing Grounds Nursery, a 
passionate local food advocate connecting people 
to the land & their food for over 30 years. 
Creating innovative programs encouraging people 
to grow their own healthy food while using 
beneficial practices for the planet, Oscar 
teaches in Spanish & English, in institutional 
settings & backyards. read more... 
http://www.sbpermaculture.org/events.html#event25

All the details, how to support:

Volunteers: Jobs needed are to set up and take 
down, welcome participants, give seed and plant 
advice in the "Seed Island"; Spanish 
translations, keep the seed areas organized, help 
with children's activities, and would love to 
have someone photograph the day. If you'd like to 
help, please contact Margie at: margie at sbpermaculture.org

Speakers: If you'd like to make a short 15 minute 
talk on a seed or plant related topic we still 
have a few spots open. please contact us by replying to this email.

Exhibitors: We will be offering exhibit table 
space for a small fee of $10, for those with 
plant & seed related exhibits, please respond to this email if interested.

Please support:  Yes, we'd appreciate donations 
to help with this community event, especially 
with the rental fee for the Faulkner Gallery 
($380).  Even local parks charge a fee, plus 
liability insurance, so we chose the library for 
this potentially rainy time of year.  If we want 
to rent the outdoor library space as well, it 
would be an additional $200, so with El Nino in 
mind, although originally planned for this year, 
we ultimately chose not to do (maybe next year!)

To make a donation, make checks to SB 
Permaculture Network (note Seed Swap), PO Box 
92156, Santa Barbara, CA, 93190, or go online to 
pay by credit card or PayPal: 
www.sbpermaculture.org, Donations large or small welcome!

Facebook: This year we'd really love to hear 
about a favorite seed you grew out for the Seed 
Swap.  Are you planning on bringing or swapping 
an especially interesting heirloom seed that has 
been in your family for years?  Please post on 
the Seed Swap facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/632203483488117/

Many thanks for being a part of this great 
community event, please share the date with family, friends & neighbors -

In the cold soil, tiny seeds lay dormant, waiting 
for the time of rebirth, when they began to 
unfold, push up and into the light, miraculously bringing forth life....
starting from seed

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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie at sbpermaculture.org
http://www.sbpermaculture.org

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