Realise there is a lot of grim news at the minute around #ClimateChange .. but just had a really interesting and inspiring meeting about some great projects in #Yorkshire as part of a #CircularTowns project. There is a bigger meeting on Thursday for towns involved for ideas sharing and aim is to connect groups with others doing similar stuff around #RenewableEnergy #food #growing #SeedLibrary #RepairCafe #SharingEconomy and more https://www.ynylep.com/circulartowns

If you are interested in seed libraries, seed saving, etc., check out this site, Seed Libraries.

They have seed library resources, an email-based forum, and free online classes / summits (live & recorded) with skilled seed librarians and growers.

http://seedlibraries.weebly.com

#gardening #SeedSaving #SeedLibrary #vegetables #seeds

Libraries are more relevant than ever. My favorite new thing: seed libraries : borrow seeds, grow tomatoes, eg., then return seeds back to the library. Repeat. Love that. #seeds #seedlibrary #librarylover

The very best things I did when I decided to get into beekeeping was to take the local college course and to join the local beekeeping club.

The instructor who is also the club president and the regional inspector has a deal with the big box stores that when (training a new fork life driver..) the spilled pallets of pure white sugar are given to him if he cleans it up.

As the inspector, he is very conscious of safe food for the bees for early spring. Then at the club meetings they raffle off the sugar and other things. There is always more sugar than people so everyone gets some anyway.

Today, the raffle proceeds were for the non-profit Elk Root Conservation Farm that is doing so many wonderful things for the community including providing food for at-risk community members, bee research, paid internships for students, and more.

I ended up with 5 packages of organic pollinating flower seed packets and 10 gallons of sugar, tons of education and information, networking and of course cementing friendships with these people. This is the way.

https://elkrootconservation.org/
https://fundraising.westcoastseeds.com/

#prepping #FoodSustainability #LocalFood #community #MutualAid #conservation #SeedLibrary #xeriscape #HabitatRestoration #apiary #OrganicGardening #BeeKeeping

"NaramataSlow Seed Swap Snail is a community seed swap collaboration between NaramataSlow and Okanagan Seed Savers. It’s a free seed swap for anyone and everyone. Leave some seeds, take some seeds."
"It’s located at the Naramata Permaculture Farm Garden (Ellis Avenue between 4th and 5th Street, Naramata, BC), an open public food garden for anyone who wants to come and garden or forage for edibles."

#SeedSwap #Seeds #Okanagan #BC #gardening #Naramata #SeedLibrary

https://seeds.ca/d/?k=9ca62f3fc2d02322c5f4cae4d972491400004302