Trade Seeds, Question Everything

In a bold departure from our usual articles and short stories, this month we will be exchanging... seeds.

Bring what you’ve saved, thinned, or over-ordered. Trade, collect, compare notes on seed-starting setups, and swap stories about last season’s triumphs and failures.

If you don’t have seeds to share, come anyway. You can learn, collect a few, and hang out with people who get genuinely excited about planting things.

• Will we accidentally discuss the nature of generosity? Possibly.
• Will someone bring up gift economies? Perhaps.
• Will you leave with tomato seeds? Very likely.

Where: This year we’ll be hosting at Nova Labs. Nova Labs is a local maker space—a collaborative workshop with tools, equipment, and creative people building everything from art to prototypes. (I'm a new member. It's a fantastic space!) We can mayyybe sneak in an impromptu tour. And if there’s interest, we can grab a drink afterward and keep the conversation—horticultural or otherwise—going.

Optional inspiration: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a short reflection on abundance and reciprocity in the natural world. Read it if you like. Or just come for the squash.

Bring: Seeds, small envelopes or bags, and something to label your seeds with. And a seedy snack if you feel so moved!