Santiam Food Alliance

Seedy Tuesday is back! After a pandemic hiatus, the Santiam Food Alliance’s annual seed swap and gardeners’ gathering will take place this year, on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lebanon Public Library.

This free event is open to all. Bring seeds to share, if you have some, or just bring envelopes and a pen so you can collect seeds shared by other gardeners. Tubers and other roots are welcome, too, provided they are wrapped or clean.

This year’s Seedy Tuesday will include an introduction to the Lebanon Public Library’s Seed Library, brief presentations on a few plants whose seeds will be on offer, a Master Gardeners’ advice table, and an information table for the Lebanon Garden Club.

Seedy Tuesday is co-sponsored by the Lebanon Public Library, the Lebanon Garden Club, and Linn County Master Gardeners.

On February 25, the Santiam Food Alliance will hold Seedy Tuesday at the Lebanon Public Library. This free program and gardeners’ networking event will begin at 6:30 p.m. The program will open with a presentation by Betty Goergen, Master Gardener, on gardening in a changing climate.

The seed swap will begin about 7:00. Everyone with seeds or other plant materials to share will lay them out on tables. Vegetable seeds will be the main emphasis, but gardeners are welcome to bring flower seeds and other kinds, and even well-wrapped tubers and growing plants. The seeds don’t have to be homegrown; they can be extras from commercial packets. All seeds should be identified by species and variety and the year of harvest, if possible.

Novice gardeners and others with no seeds to share are welcome to come and collect seeds anyway. Anyone planning to take home seeds should bring envelopes, tape, and a pen for labeling the envelopes.

During the swap, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Master Gardeners and members of the Lebanon Garden Club will be on hand to answer questions about planting and saving seeds and other gardening matters. There will be a swap table for seed and plant catalogs as well.

Cosponsoring Seedy Tuesday with the Santiam Food Alliance are the Lebanon Garden Club, OSU Extension Master Gardeners, and the Lebanon Public Library.

The Santiam Food Alliance invites the public to celebrate spring and the strawberry season at the Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market on May 30. While the farmers sell strawberries and greens, Santiam Food Alliance volunteers will offer free samples of strawberries and greens in artful combination in salads. Volunteers will also provide each visitor to the booth with a plant start to take home, and Master Gardeners will share gardening advice.

The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm through the growing season at the corner of Grant and Main. For more information about the market, call Belinda at 541-418-2603.

 

GARDENERS INVITED TO SEEDY TUESDAY

On February 26, the Santiam Food Alliance will hold Seedy Tuesday at the Lebanon Public Library. This free program and gardeners’ networking event will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The evening will begin with a presentation by Lisa Almarode, of Fairweather Farm, on starting cool-season crops—cabbages, onions, and carrots, for example–from seed.

The seed swap will begin about 7:00. Everyone with seeds or other plant materials to share will lay them out on tables. Vegetable seeds will be the main emphasis, but gardeners are welcome to bring flower seeds and other kinds, and even well-wrapped tubers and growing plants. The seeds don’t have to be homegrown; they can be extras from commercial packets. All seeds should be identified by species and variety and the year of harvest, if possible.

Novice gardeners and others with no seeds to share are welcome to come and collect seeds anyway. Anyone planning to take home seeds should bring envelopes, tape, and a pen for labeling the envelopes.

During the swap, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Master Gardeners and members of the Lebanon Garden Club will be on hand to answer questions about planting and saving seeds and other gardening matters. There will be a swap table for seed and plant catalogs as well.

Cosponsoring Seedy Tuesday with the Santiam Food Alliance are the Lebanon Garden Club, OSU Extension Master Gardeners, and the Lebanon Public Library. For more information about the event, visit the Santiam Food Alliance’s Facebook page or contact Linda at lindaziedrich@gmail.com.

GARDENERS WELCOME AT SEEDY TUESDAY
On February 20, the Santiam Food Alliance will hold Seedy Tuesday at the Lebanon
Public Library. This free program and gardeners’ networking event will begin at 6:30
p.m.

The evening will begin with presentations on starting seeds. Trudie Bason, of Timeless Gardens Nursery, will demonstrate how to start seeds in flats or pots. Betty Goergen, an Oregon State Extension Master Gardener, will offer tips on starting seeds directly in the ground.

A seed swap will begin about 7:30. Gardeners with seeds or other plant materials to
share will lay them out on tables. Vegetable seeds will be the main emphasis, but
gardeners are welcome to bring flower seeds and other kinds, and even well-wrapped tubers and growing plants. The seeds don’t have to be homegrown; they can be extras from commercial packets. All seeds should be identified by species and variety and the year of harvest, if possible.

Novice gardeners and others with no seeds to share are welcome to come and collect
seeds anyway. Anyone planning to take home seeds should bring envelopes, tape, and a pen for labeling the envelopes.

During the swap, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Master Gardeners and
members of the Lebanon Garden Club will be on hand to answer questions about
planting and saving seeds and other gardening matters. There will be a swap table for seed and plant catalogs as well.