 Get Ready to Sow
New to seed sowing? Or just expanding into direct sowing or growing your own transplants? We cover the basics with our Beginner’s Growing Guide to Starting from Seed. Looking for a more comprehensive resource? Nancy Bubel’s classic guide The New Seed Starter’s Handbook is still our standby for excellent seed starting advice that lets us grow sturdy, vigorous seedlings.
If you need help with planning, our new online tool can help you manage your garden throughout the season and from year to year.
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Making a Difference at Home and Abroad
 As part of our mission to promote sustainable food systems, we're supporting the seed distribution program in Liberia organized by Seed Programs International (SPI). SPI strives to “provide quality seed to impoverished communities in developing countries.” They've had great success working through local, community organizations. seedprograms.org
 Looking for a way to make a difference in your community? Plant a Row for the Hungry, a program of the Garden Writer's Association, helps gardeners to develop projects to help bring gardening skills and fresh produce to those in need in their local communities. We developed our own PAR program, in conjunction with the Louisa County Resource Council, two years ago. Read about our local Plant a Row program and how to develop your own>>
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National Seed Swap Day: Find your local seed swap this winter!
Never been to a seed swap? The winter months are often the best time of year to find a seed swap happening near you. To celebrate seed swap season, the 4th Saturday of January (the 26th of January this year) is National Seed Swap Day, thanks to the Washington Gardener.
Find out how we’re celebrating, with local regional seed swaps, and how to get involved with seed swaps in your community, or start your own. |
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 Gifts That Give Twice
We donate 30% of your purchase price from both our Virginia Heritage Seed Collection, with 12 varieties rich in flavor and history, and our Rainbow Starters Mix, a colorful mix of 10 easy-to-grow varieties, to the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) and their Buy Fresh Buy Local guide.
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