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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2023
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County’s Spring Seed Library Kicks Off With 100,000 Seeds Available
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Leon County Government |
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Spring Seed Library Kickoff |
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Saturday, February 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
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Leon County Main Library, 200 West Park Avenue |
Join Leon County Government on Saturday, February 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Spring Seed Library kickoff event at the downtown Leon County Main Library, 200 West Park Avenue. The Leon County Spring Seed Library Program has more than 100,000 seeds available for residents, which brings the total number of seeds distributed to more than one million since the program was established in 2015.
In partnership with the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension, the kickoff event will offer fun for all ages, including hands-on seeding activities, information about vegetable gardening techniques and sustainable gardening practices, a healthy cooking demonstration, and an Ask-a-Master-Gardener booth. Staff from the Leon County Office of Sustainability and UF/IFAS Leon County Extension will also be available to answer questions and address all your gardening needs.
The ten seed varieties offered through the Spring Seed Library will be available at all Leon County Public Library locations starting Saturday, February 18, at 10 a.m. Citizens can check out up to five seed packets per month using their library card, or three packets per month without a library card, while supplies last. Register for or check the status of a library card at LeonCountyLibrary.org/LibraryCard.
The 2023 spring seed varieties include:
- A & C Pickling Cucumber
- Brandywine (Sudduth's Strain) Tomato
- Clemson Spineless Okra
- Honeynut Butternut Squash
- Jade Bean
- Jimmy Nardello's Pepper
- Perpetual Spinach
- Sugar Ann Pea
- Sugar Baby Watermelon
- Sungold Tomato
Since 2015, the Leon County Seed Library Program has offered seasonal seed varieties each fall and spring to residents at the Leon County Public Library. The program encourages residents to practice sustainable gardening and grow their own healthy and nutritious foods at home.
For more information about the Leon County Seed Library, visit LeonCountyLibrary.org/SeedLibrary.
For more information, contact Sally Mason, Learning & Workforce Services Manager, at (850) 606-2665 / MasonSa@LeonCountyFL.gov or Leon County Community and Media Relations at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov.
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Attendees planting seeds during the 2022 Fall Seed Library Kickoff at the Main Library.
Craft table at the 2022 Fall Seed Library Kickoff at the Main Library.
Cooking demonstration at the 2022 Fall Seed Library Kickoff at the Main Library.
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