In 2024, seed exchanges bloomed in a variety of settings, from libraries and markets to eco events, kindergartens, and shops.
This spring, the seed saver ambassadors have been hard at work and have managed to organize more than 20 events:
February 18: Straupe Horse Post Office, Slow Food Straupe Market, lecture by Sandra Stabinge, heirloom seed fair
February 21: Alūksne, Dārza street 8a (2nd floor), NGO support center, opening of the seed exchange season, lecture and seed exchange
February 22: House of the Livonian Community in Kolka, an evening of reminiscences about Livonian gardens, as well as seed exchange
February 24: Opening of the seed exchange season and seed exchange at the organic store "Ķocis" in Ventspils
March 2: Riga, Kalnciema Quarter, Seed market and game "Do you know the seeds?", informative materials about seed exchange points, etc.
March 2: Opening of the seed exchange season at the Gemoss seed exchange stand at 63 Ropažu Street in Riga
March 2: Plant and seed exchange and opening of the season at the Gemoss seed exchange stand at Stacijas Street 55 in Valmiera
March 5: Opening of the seed exchange point in the Central Library of Līvāni Region
March 7: Opening of the seed exchange point and lecture at the Aizkraukle Region Library
March 9: Kuldīga, Jelgavas Street 26, at the Youth House "Inspiration Day in the Garden and Forest", lecture on seeds and seed exchange
March 9: Opening of the seed exchange season at the Gemoss seed exchange stand at Kaiju Street 6 in Liepāja
March 13: Plant and seed exchange, lecture on seed saving at the Viļāni City Library
March 14: Seed exchange in Ape Library, gardeners' stories about their seeds, plant seed identification game and needle drink tasting
March 19: Opening of the seed exchange point and lecture at the Ērgļi Parish Library
March 22: Lecture on seed production and seed exchange at the Krāslava Region Library
March 22: Lecture on seeds, setting up an educational seed exchange point in Dundaga Kindergarten
April 12: Seed exchange event at the Gemoss seed exchange stand at Kaiju street 6 in Liepāja
April 13: In Roja, seed exchange as part of the Spring Fair
April 27: plant market and seed exchange in Valmiera, Stacijas Street 55 (next to the Gemoss store)
May 1: Riga, Mūkusalas street 73, exchange of seeds, planting of raised beds, talks about cherishing seeds
May 7: Seedling and seed exchange event at the Gemoss seed exchange stand at Kaiju street 6 in Liepāja
May 10: Seedling and seed exchange event during the "Bicycle Fair And Planting Workshop" at the Art Space "Mala" in Cēsis, Lenču street 1
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