[Scpg] Saturday, February 25, 2012 Ojai Valley/Ventura County First Annual Community Seed Swap

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

Ojai Valley/Ventura County First Annual Community Seed Swap
Public Event · By All Good Things Organic Seed
http://www.facebook.com/events/292422550816749/

Saturday, February 25, 2012
1:00pm until 4:00pm
Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA
Spring is coming, and what better time to gather in the beautiful Ojai 
Valley to share seeds! All gardeners and farmers – both current and 
aspiring – are invited to join in the fun on Saturday, February 25, at 
1:00 p.m. Bring your seeds, bring your stories, and bring your passion 
for growing food to the Chaparral Auditorium in Ojai.

Ojai/Ventura County's First Annual Community Seed Swap will begin with a 
short talk by Justin Huhn, co-founder of All Good Things Organic Seeds – 
southern California’s bioregional seed company. Justin will share the 
basic “how-to’s” for beginner seed-savers and delve into the importance 
of seed saving to any community.

The tradition of sharing seeds is as old as agriculture itself. Seed is 
both our common cultural heritage and a living natural resource. In this 
modern age of the centralization of power and consolidation of our food 
supply, the simple act of saving seeds has become an important act of 
resistance and social empowerment. The responsibility is ours to 
preserve, steward, and share our bioregional genetic resources.

Bioregional resilience cannot exist without a local, sustainable 
agriculture. The resilience and longevity of any sustainable 
agricultural system relies on the stewardship of genetically-diverse, 
locally-adapted seeds. The time is NOW to come together and collectively 
protect that which sustains us all!

If you have a substantial offering of seeds to share and would like 
table space for your seeds, please arrive no later than 12:45. This 
event is hosted by All Good Things Organic Seeds and the Ojai Valley 
Green Coalition. We hope to see you February 25 at Chaparral.

For more information, please contact Justin Huhn at 805-758-3184 or 
agtoseeds at gmail.com. To learn more about All Good Things Organic Seeds 
go to www.agtoseeds.com.