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Saturday, 3/7: High Country Growers School & Seed Swap, Jefferson
Swapping heirloom varieties of seeds, roots, bulbs, and apple scion wood has become a Spring-time tradition in the High Country. This year, Cooperative Extension and partners are planning a Seed Swap & Growers School to take place on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Ashe Family Central in Jefferson, NC. The Seed Swap will begin at 9:30 AM and continue through 3:00 PM. All growers and gardeners are invited to bring a little of what they have grown and saved, and to take some new varieties home with them. Classes will take place throughout the day on topics such as seed-saving, organic gardening, and composting. Best of all, the ever-popular class on grafting apple trees will be offered by Ron & Suzanne Joyner of Big Horse Creek Farm. The Joyners offer a chance for hands-on learning again by sharing their knowledge of successful grafting techniques and also offering root stocks for sale to growers who want to start their own apple trees at the workshop.

The High Country Seed Swap and Growers School is FREE (with the exception of apple rootstocks) and open to all of the public. If you are just starting out gardening and don't yet have seeds or root-divisions to share, don't worry: just come this year and get what you need, and be sure to grow & save enough seeds to share some at next year's swap. For more information, call the Ashe County Center of NC Cooperative Extension at (336) 846-5850. Directions to Family Central can be found at:
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