White County
 Gardening
Podcast
January 21, 2010
Seed Swap Slated for White County
(1:56 minutes)
Audio/Video Script:
Sherri Sanders
County Extension Agent - Agriculture
Hello this is Sherri Sanders, County Extension Agent in White County. The
White County Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a Seed Swap on February
27th from 10 am-1pm, to be held in Beebe at the ASU- Beebe Farm. There is no
charge for admission. The Seed Swap is sponsored by The University of Central
Arkansas Department of Sociology’s Conserving Arkansas’ Agriculture Heritage
project, the Ozark Folk Center State Park and the White County Master Gardeners.
CAAH is a project dedicated to preserving agricultural folkways.
Arkansas farmers and gardeners have a legacy of heirloom seeds that are in
danger of being lost, and the sharing of these heirloom seeds will encourage
their production for posterity. Previously held swaps were a huge success with
hundreds of gardeners in attendance and a remarkable number of heirloom
varieties exchanging hands.
You are invited to bring some seeds and stories to swap with other Ozark seed
savers and yarn spinners. If you do not have any seeds to swap but want to get
started, attend a swap or two and mingle with gardeners and farmers who can
help; if you would like, you may bring envelopes, plant cuttings or garden
implements to share.
Through this project agricultural tradition is spread by saving seeds in a
central seed bank and giving them to gardeners throughout Arkansas along with
the stories and meaning that have become a part of their essence. The results of
the project are the collection of information on endangered seeds, promotion of
a seed sharing resource, and the rejuvenation of traditional Ozark seed swaps.
Contact the White County Cooperative Extension Service at 501-268-5394 or
through email at ssanders@uaex.edu for
additional information. This has been Sherri Sanders in Searcy.
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