Seed & Plant Swap at Second Harvest

Join us at Second Harvest Food Bank to exchange plants and seeds with your fellow Forsyth growers and gardeners. Too many plants? Not enough plants? Second Harvest Food Bank and NC Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center are collaborating to address both these challenges during our annual Seed & Plant Swap. The event is free to attend, and there is no cost associated with any of the seeds and plants. Doors open at 9 AM, but if you attend horticultural Extension programs like the irrigation workshop or if you drop your plants and seeds off at Second Harvest from 2-4 PM on Friday, October 9th, you will receive a coveted golden ticket, granting you a fifteen minute early entrance to the swap. During the event, there will also be breakout room educational sessions on gardening topics. Stay after the event to enjoy a tour of the beautiful Fitzgerald Teaching Garden. There are plenty of seeds that need sorting in the meantime, and seed sorting events will be held at Second Harvest on Tuesdays from 10 AM - 12 PM leading up to the event. For another opportunity to receive a golden ticket, sign up for a volunteer shift at the Fitzgerald Teaching Garden! There is always weeding, watering, pruning, and planting to be done, and ways to assist preparation for some of the upcoming educational programs. --- ¿Demasiadas plantas? ¿Muy pocas? El banco de alimentos Second Harvest y la NC Cooperative Extension pueden resolver ambos problemas con el intercambio anual de semillas y plantas. El evento es gratuito, al igual que todas las plantas y semillas. Las puertas se abren a las 9 a. m., pero si asistes a programas de horticultura de la Extension —como la clase de riego— o si llevas tus plantas y semillas a Second Harvest el viernes 9 de octubre entre las 2 y las 4 p. m., recibirás un codiciado «boleto dorado» que te permitirá entrar al intercambio quince minutos antes. Durante el evento, habrá sesiones educativas sobre temas de jardinería. Quédese después del evento para disfrutar de un recorrido por el hermoso Jardín de Enseñanza Fitzgerald. Mientras tanto, hay muchas semillas que ordenar, por lo que se organizarán sesiones de clasificación en Second Harvest los martes, de 10 a. m. a 12 p. m., durante el periodo previo al evento. ¡Nos vemos allí y feliz siembra!