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BASIL Seed Swap, Work Party and Seed Saving Workshop: All this Weekend, 3/30-4/1

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BASIL Seed Swap, Work Party and Seed Saving Workshop: All this Weekend, 3/30-4/1
It’s a trifecta of Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) events this weekend: Friday night is the annual Seed Swap, Saturday will be a BASIL work party, and Sunday brings a Seed Saving workshop. Whether you have a backyard in full spring garden planning, or are just beginning to look at where your food comes… Read more »

BASIL history explored in Acres USA, and 13th Annual Seed Swap!

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BASIL history explored in Acres USA, and 13th Annual Seed Swap!
There is a wonderful article in the January issue of Acres USA detailing the rise of seed libraries over the past decade. The history of BASIL, which has been housed at the Ecology Center going on 13 years, is laid out as a fore-runner of many subsequent seed library projects. We’ve included an excerpt below,… Read more »

BASIL Seed Library Work Party, Saturday 1/7/12

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BASIL Seed Library Work Party, Saturday 1/7/12
Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) is looking for collective members to help with this great project. We’ll be processing and filing seeds and organizing the seed library. Join with others interested in promoting local seed saving and sharing. Come get to know us and help for the day or longer. This event is free… Read more »

Seed Saving Class: “Super Easy” at the EcoHouse 8/14/11

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Seed Saving Class: "Super Easy" at the EcoHouse 8/14/11
Join Rebecca Newburn of Richmond Grows for a morning of seed saving basics, including some hands-on practice. No previous seed saving experience needed. Learn the basic vocabulary of seed saving and how to save seeds from the sunflower, pea, and nightshade families. You’ll also learn how to return seeds “borrowed” from local seed lending libraries… Read more »