Save Seeds & Save Our World

The Fifth annual Hawai`i Island Seed Exchange (formerly Kona Seed Exchange) will take place at Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Kona on Saturday, 16 June, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 pm. The seed exchange is an opportunity for farmers, backyard gardeners and others to share seeds and cuttings of their favorite food crops, heirloom plants (old garden-grown varieties of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals), native plants, and traditional Hawaiian crops. Besides the opportunity to exchange growing materials, there will be cultural and educational programs. Experts will give presentations on growing and saving plants. The presenters will be available all day for informal consultation.

The Seed Exchange is co-hosted by Amy Greenwell Garden, Hawai`i SEED, and the Know Your Farmer Alliance. Admission is free. For more information, call tel. # (808) 323-3318. The Garden is on the Big Island in Captain Cook, on the mauka side of Mamalahoa Highway, across from the Manago Hotel.