SEED SWAP & SHARE
SUNDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 11AM-2PM
IN THE FRONT ROOM AT SQUASH, DROP IN / FREE / BY DONATION
“There’s no better way of connecting to the earth than by planting a seed.”
-Jackie Swanson, Squash Horticultural Lead and local seed sovereignty advocate.
“Seed is not just the source of life. It is the very foundation of our being.“
-Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and global seed sovereignty advocate.
Our annual seed share is a really important event in the growing year and is the only one of its kind in Merseyside. At Squash, we’re passionate about seed-saving & sharing and have been building the Toxteth Seed Library since 2010 – a fundamental element of our 100 Year Vision for Windsor Street and L8 neighbourhood. Come and meet the Squash gardeners, who are the seed keepers and caretakers of this great legacy.
Every year, seasoned growers and budding beginners join us from across the city region with a shared passion and excitement for the great potential of the simple seed. Come along to pick up some free seeds to grow this spring and if you can, bring seeds you’ve saved to share. Our seed stock is abundant with many varieties of vegetables & fruit, herbs & salad with some flowers & wildflowers, nurtured organically with love on Windsor Street.
Join Maeve and Tom from Youth-led Climate and Nature Advocacy collective Mersey Wilders to help create an alternative map of our area from the perspective of the plants and the seeds they’ve come from. Let’s draw the habitats we live in and imagine a wild and connected Merseyside.
