National Seed Swap Day

Join Seed Savers Exchange to celebrate National Seed Swap Day!

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 1-3 PM, at the Vesterheim Commons.

This event is free and open to the public. Vesterheim Commons, 508 West Water St., Decorah, Iowa, 52101. All ages are welcome!

Festivities will include:

• Community seed swap plus seeds from the Seed Savers Exchange seed bank
• Short presentations on the seed saving and the history of Seed Savers Exchange
• Coffee and a variety of complimentary snacks will be provided by community partners Impact Coffee and Oneota Co-op.

Who attends a seed swap?

Everyone is welcome. Never gardened before? Come and bring your curiosity! Gardened and saved seeds your whole life? Bring your seeds and stories to share.

What do I need to bring to this event?

It’s not required to bring anything to the seed swap. If you have seeds you’d like to share, please bring them! If possible, bring them in a labeled container with the crop type, variety, and year grown. If you have extra ziplock bags, paper packets, or other potential seed containers for seeds you receive, bring those as well.

Seed Savers Exchange will bring empty, blank packets and writing utensils for people to use.

At seed swap events hosted by Seed Savers Exchange, there are set guidelines for the types of seeds allowed.

Allowed

• Open-pollinated seeds.
• Locally saved seeds.
• Excess-bought seeds.
• Seeds brought back from another region or country.
• Excess seeds donated by a seed company.

Prohibited

• Seeds or plants that are considered illegal, either federally in the United States of America or the state of the event.
• Genetically engineered plants, F1 hybrids, poisonous, noxious, or controlled seeds, and plants.
• Patented varieties. Although it is legal for gardeners to grow and save patented varieties, it is illegal to distribute them. Refer to the USDA website for a list of patented varieties.
• Unknown seed from volunteer plants.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to [email protected].

Seed Savers Exchange is also partnering with Edible Communities.

Seed Savers Exchange with Edible Communities will host ten seed swaps across the United States on Saturday, January 25, 2025. 

Edible Chicago
LOCATION TBD

Edible Silicon Valley
FRESH APPROACH COLLECTIVE ROOTS COMMUNITY GARDEN, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1785 Woodland Ave., East Palo Alto, California, 94303

Edible Phoenix
UPTOWN FARMERS MARKET, 8 AM – 12 PM
5757 North Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona, 85012

Edible South Florida
LEGION PARK FARMERS MARKET, 11 AM – 1 PM
6447 NE 7th Ave. Miami, Florida, 33138

Edible Capital District
ARTHUR’S MARKET, 3-5 PM
35 North Ferry Street, Schenectady, New York, 12305

Edible Philly
LUNDALE FARM, 2-5 PM
2501 Pottstown Pike, Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Edible Blue Ridge
GOLDEN CACTUS BREWING, 2 – 4 PM
214 5TH St. SW, Roanoke, Virginia

Edible Northeast Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE AMP FARMER’S MARKET, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1340cC A1A South, St. Augustine, Florida, 32080

Edible Dallas Fort Worth
ROOTED IN, 1 – 4 PM
12804 Pelzel Road, Pilot Point, Texas

Edible Rio Grande Valley
LINEAR PARK, 9 AM – 12 PM
1501 East 7th Street, Brownsville, Texas, 78520

Learn more about seed swaps and how to organize your own event here!