17th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap 2025

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Date & Time

Sun, Jan 26 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address (map)

631 Garden St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

17th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap

Sunday, January 26, 2025

11-4pm, Free – Rain or Shine!

Children Welcome

A celebration to bring seeds & people together

LOCATION:

Santa Barbara Community Arts Center (SBCAW)

631 Garden St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 

Join us for the 17th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap at the SB Community Arts Center (SBCAW). The free event takes place on Sunday, January 26, from 11-4pm, rain or shine, with both indoor & outdoor activities.

Hundreds attend every year, sharing seeds and knowledge with other backyard gardeners, plant lovers, beekeepers, farmers and more.  Come be a part of this seed saving movement, making sure that locally adapted seeds & plants are passed on to future generations.  Special speakers, children activities, food & live music!

Local groups will have plant and seed related exhibits & speakers throughout the day.  Seed saving is a fun and easy way to connect to the circle of life!

Once again we will honor a Local Food Hero, this year the award going to Mesa Harmony Garden.  Join us for an award ceremony at 1:30 pm.

Bring seeds, plants, cuttings, and garden knowledge to swap.

Don’t have these?
Then come get seeds.
Seeds to sow.
Seeds to grow.
Seeds to harvest.
Seeds to save and share next year.
Activities for all ages
Music that will have your toes tapping

Special Speakers throughout the day
A gathering of garden friends old and new. 

 An annual community event hosted by:

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network

Co-Sponsors: Island Seed & Feed, Blue Sky Biochar, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Explore Ecology, & Plant Good Seeds

 

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