This has always been an important day for gardeners, who are always looking for new seeds to plant.
The website nationaldaycalendar.com states the seed swap is a fundamental part of human history. Seeds were one of the first commodities valued and traded. Today, modern gardeners collect and exchange seeds for many reasons ranging from cultivating rare, heirloom varieties to basic thrift.
The exchange of seeds perpetuates biodiversity. It is an act of giving and the ultimate form of recycling.
Go to http://seedswapday.blogspot.com/2014/01/what-is-national-seed-swap-day.html for more information.
CELEBRATE
Exchange seeds with friends and use #NationalSeedSwapDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
The first annual Washington Gardener Magazine Seed Exchange was held in Washington, DC, on Jan. 26, 2006. Kathy Jentz, the editor/publisher of the magazine had the last Saturday of January named an official holiday and National Seed Swap Day was born.
After that event’s success, seed swaps in other cities across the nation have joined in celebrating National Seed Swap Day each year on (or around*) the last Saturday in January.
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