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18th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap
January 25 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm PST
Free
[NOTE: This event has been cancelled]
18th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap
Sunday, January 25, 2026
11-4 pm, Free – Rain or Shine!
Kids Welcome
A celebration to bring seeds & people together
LOCATION:
Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop (SBCAW)
631 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Please join us for the 18th Annual Santa Barbara Community Seed Swap.
The free event takes place on Sunday, January 25, from 11-4pm, at the Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop (SBCAW), with indoor & outdoor space, rain or shine!
Hundreds attend every year, sharing seeds and knowledge with other
backyard gardeners, plant lovers, beekeepers, farmers and more.
backyard gardeners, plant lovers, beekeepers, farmers and more.
Come be a part of this seed saving movement, making sure that locally adapted seeds & plants are passed on to future generations.
Special speakers, children’s activities, & live music.
Local groups will have plant and seed related exhibits with
knowledgeable people ready to share information. Free seeds offered to help gardeners get started, & gardeners are encouraged to bring saved seeds & plant materials to share.
knowledgeable people ready to share information. Free seeds offered to help gardeners get started, & gardeners are encouraged to bring saved seeds & plant materials to share.
Each year we honor a Local Food Hero. This year the award goes to members of the Trinity Gardens community garden in the foothills of Santa Barbara CA. Join us for an award ceremony at 1:30 pm.
Seed saving is a fun and easy way to connect to the circle of life!
Bring seeds, plants, cuttings, and garden knowledge to swap.
Don’t have these?
Then come get seeds.
Seeds to sow.
Seeds to grow.
Seeds to harvest.
Seeds to save and share next year.
Activities for all ages
Then come get seeds.
Seeds to sow.
Seeds to grow.
Seeds to harvest.
Seeds to save and share next year.
Activities for all ages
Music that will have your toes tapping
Special Speakers throughout the day
A gathering of garden friends old and new
A community program hosted and sponsored by The Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org
Co-Sponsored by Island Seed & Feed , Blue Sky Biochar, Explore Ecology, the Plant Good Seed Company, & Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Seeds, they are our past, they are our future. In past times, they
were skillfully adapted to climate and location. _
were skillfully adapted to climate and location. _
Come join us as we encourage our community to save and grow out seed specific to our own climate and place, while honoring our ancestors gift & legacy.
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