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What's a Seed Lending Library?
Come to the Richmond Public Library, Richmond, Calif. and “borrow” seeds for free! You may be asking, “How can you ‘borrow’ seeds?” The basic is idea is that you plant the seeds, let some go to seed, then return some of these next generation seeds for others to borrow. (Don’t worry. We don’t have fines if you don’t return seeds.)
We encourage home gardeners to save seeds from the "super easy" plants: tomatoes, lettuce, beans, peas and peppers. (Some extra know-how needed for peppers.) Do not save seeds from plants in the "easy" or "difficult" drawer until you have more experience seed saving. Richmond Grows is a non-profit seed lending library located in the public library. We’re open whenever the public library is open. You do not need to have Richmond Public Library card to use the seed library, but we do ask people to watch our on-line orientation. We provide free classes on organic gardening and seed saving, and of course, you can also borrow books from the public library on these topics. Richmond Grows es una "biblioteca" de semillas gratis Lugar: La Biblioteca Publica de Richmond (Richmond Public Library), 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, Calif.
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Crop Swap
Mondays, 5 - 6 pm
Courtyard, Richmond Public Library - Main Branch 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA Do you have too many tomatoes/zucchinis/lemons or something else in your garden? Come to a garden produce swap and trade your excess produce for something you don't have. You don't need to have a lot of excess produce to come, and you can also bring starts, gardening books, and tools - anything related to gardening. Meet with your neighbors, trade gardening tips, recipes, and help out your community. Excess produce can be donated to local non-profits. Bring your own bags. For more info or questions contact: transitionrichmond@gmail.com Sponsored by the Richmond Rivets Transition Town, Richmond Food Policy Council, & Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library Webinar: How to Start a Seed Library
Listen to a free webinar featuring 3 amazing and inspiring seed librarians. Hosted by NewDream.org. Watch the webinar below. Also, check out our "Create a library" page on this site.
Support Richmond Grows
Richmond Grows is a volunteer organization supported by tax-deductible community donations. All of our seeds and classes are offered free of charge to our community. We're a fiscally sponsored project of Urban Tilth.
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