Eternal love… Seeds Not Sugar
By Gina Locatelli
This semi-annual seed swap will take place on Sunday, February 15 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Native Revival Nursery located at 2600 Mar Vista Drive in Aptos. Come and enjoy the wonderful Celtic bluegrass music from well-known local artist, John Michael. This is a free event open to the public and will include seed savers of all levels of experience.
At 1 p.m. there will be a presentation from author and educator, David Blume of Whiskey Hill Farms discussing the latest organic techniques. The festival allows attendees to stay connected after the event for future seed swaps and projects. There will be thirty varieties of open pollinated seeds and organic and local family heirloom seeds, as well as garden-saved seeds in the free give-away. In addition, Allen Morgan, steward of Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed, and distributor of Seed Saver Exchange, will have one hundred, fifty-seven heirloom varieties of Seed Saver Exchange vegetable and herb seeds available for sale.
This is also a fundraiser for the Santa Cruz County Fair Agriculture/Horticulture Department in order to promote youth education with regard to community gardening and farming
Caption: Allen Morgan, steward of Santa Cruz Heirloom Seed, with his famous 15-foot Inca Gold Corn.