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Impromptu adventuring, exploring our backyard and then putting pen to paper, hoping to entice you to try one, if not all, of our escapades, is my true reward!
Silly question I know, but have you found that your weekly shop is going through the roof? Discover how seed saving can help improve your food budget, assist biodiversity and generate self-reliance at the
Seed Saving Sessions, run by Sunshine Coast Libraries.
Join Soul Cauley from the
Maleny Seed Library for basic seed-saving techniques. Soul Cauley initially approached Sunshine Coast Libraries about housing seeds (see my previous article on the
Seed Library Program here), accurately believing that libraries are generally at the heart of a community, providing one of very few spaces where the community can gather at no cost.
At the Seed Saving Sessions, participants will -
Explore the value of seed saving, the difference between open pollinated and hybrid seeds, how to harvest and how to store seeds correctly.
See a variety of seeds on display that are easy-to-save seeds like lettuce, tomato, beans and peas.
The Seed Saving Sessions will be held at the Kawana, Maroochydore, Maleny, Nambour and Caloundra Libraries on specific dates in February and March.
Enhance your home-food gardening skills - Image: congerdesign > Pixabay License
KAWANA LIBRARY, 30 NANYIMA STREET, BUDDINA
Please register online here
🌱 SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY, 10am to 11.30am
MAROOCHYDORE LIBRARY, 44 SIXTH AVENUE, MAROOCHYDORE
Please register online here
🌱 SATURDAY 4 MARCH, 9.30am to 11.00am
MALENY LIBRARY, 5 CORAL STREET, MALENY
Please register online here
🌱 SATURDAY 18 MARCH, 10.00am to 11.30am
NAMBOUR LIBRARY, CNR CURRIE AND BURY STREETS, NAMBOUR
Please register online here
🌱 SATURDAY 25 MARCH, 10.00am to 11.30am
CALOUNDRA LIBRARY, 8 OMRAH AVENUE, CALOUNDRA
Please register online here
Booking to the seed saving sessions is essential - Image: jag2020 > Pixabay License
The Seed Saving Sessions will be super-beneficial to families, retirees or anyone keen on enhancing their home-food gardening skills, as well as providing participants with the satisfaction of reducing food bills when plating up, directly from the garden.
The Seed Saving Sessions are totally FREE and with limited numbers available to attend any one session, registration is absolutely essential. Should keen 'seed savers' discover their chosen session is full, there is a waitlist available too. Please follow the highlighted links above for your favourite go-to library to make sure you don't miss out!
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