Our stash to swap.
This was our first jolly to #seedysunday Brighton. We arrived early enough to purchase entrance tickets and get our hands stamped without having to queue so we were surprised to see the hall crowded so soon after opening. Our stash burning in our pockets we shuffled into the throng around the shrine of #seedsovereignty that is the seed swap table and marvelled at the abundance of choice.
We were thrilled by the assortment of stalls, informative stands and schedule of talks (including a spot by Christine Walkden). We were overawed by the offer: heritage rhubarb, snow drops in the green, cyclamen, hellebores, interesting fruit bushes, canes and trees (we spied Chilean guava and quince), wasabi, purple asparagus and artichokes, tubers, garlic and onion sets. We'll have to make plans for next year.
Our haul: we enjoyed picking a motley selection of flower seeds by whim and the flourish of handwritten labels as 'tis written in our 'to do list 2015' that we will try our hand at blooms this year. Frankly, we didn't have the stamina to continue the shuffle around the table to leaf through the boxes of vegetable seeds.
The seed swapping was smoothed by the helpful volunteers immediately to hand who explained the process and pointed out where types of seeds were laid out. If you had seeds to swap you could exchange a packet of your own seed for a packet from the table, if not you could donate 50p per packet.
Another of our 'to do list 2015' directives: 2nd Early: Shetland Black, early main: Vitellote & Salad Blue, main: Mayan Gold, late main: Kerris Pink. We indulged in the profuse pick and mix assortment of tubers from @Pennard Plants. Oh joy!
We learnt a great deal and endeavour to collect seeds with intent this year - not only for landrace and largesse but to swap for lots and lots and LOTS of lovely flowerage and herbage for Plot 57b.
A big thank you to @SeedySundayBton for organising such a profound event.
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