Sow, Grow, Share! Celebrating Our Expanding Seed & Plant Swap & Share Events in 2025
Here at Swords Tidy Towns, we’re buzzing with excitement for our Seed & Plant Swap & Share events in 2025! We’re happy to announce that due to high interest and demand, we’re doubling our events this year, from three to six!
Swap and Share: Everyone’s Welcome!
We call our events ‘Swap & Share’ for a very good reason. While many people come with an abundance of seeds, seedlings, and plants to exchange, we believe that everyone should have the chance to get growing. That’s why, if you don’t have anything to swap, we gladly share what we have. Our aim is to make gardening accessible to all, fostering a greener, more connected community.
Growing for Good: Food, Pollinators, and Wildlife!
Our core mission with these events is to empower our community. We passionately encourage everyone to try growing their own food. There’s immense satisfaction in harvesting your own produce, and it’s a fantastic way to reduce your carbon footprint!
Beyond edibles, we’re also huge advocates for pollinator and wildlife-friendly plants. These vital plants provide essential food and habitat for bees, butterflies, and other creatures, contributing directly to local biodiversity and ecosystem health.
The Power of Your Own Seeds
One of our favourite things to encourage is for people to collect their own seeds. Why is this so important? When you save seeds from your own successful plants, you’re not only saving money, but you’re also cultivating plants that are better adapted to your specific local conditions. This leads to stronger, healthier plants over time. It also helps to preserve genetic diversity and ensures you have a consistent supply of seeds for years to come. Plus, it’s an incredibly rewarding way to deepen your connection with nature!
More Than Just Swapping: A Community Hub
It’s been truly wonderful to see how these events have blossomed into vibrant community and networking hub. People come from well outside of Swords, all eager to participate, share knowledge, and connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts.
What’s even more heartening is when people come back to us to share their success stories and excitement about what they’ve managed to grow from the seeds or plants they picked up at our swaps. These personal triumphs are exactly why we do what we do!
Stay tuned to our social media channels for dates and details for our 2025 Seed & Plant Swap & Share events. We can’t wait to see you there – whether you’re swapping, sharing, or just coming to learn and connect!
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STT member Ramune Kuzminiene, the force behind our Clothes Swap events, decided to use the same venue for our first ever seed and plant swap on February 3. We were delighted with the turnout of keen gardeners on the day.
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This was another successful event at the Rivervally Community Centre, run by STT member Ramune with the assistance of fellow member Dympna.
It provided a great opportunity not only to swap seeds from vegetables to house plants , but to exchage information and acquire new gardening ideas. Visitors came from as far afield as Oldtown.
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