Big Plant Swap
Saturday 18th May 2024
10am to 1pm
Free admission – all welcome
Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South, Huddersfield HD4 6JJ
Plant Swap
Come and take your pick from hundreds of plants and seedlings at our popular annual plant swap – great for food growers and friends. You can choose from: Vegetables, Salads, Herbs, Fruit and Wildlife-friendly flowers.
You’re very welcome to bring along plants, seedlings, cuttings or seeds to swap.
Our top tips for plant swappers
- It’s really helpful to other growers if you can label your plants.
- You might like to bring along a trug, basket or tray to carry your plants home in.
- We advise hanging around to see what else appears during the morning.
Don’t worry if you don’t have anything to swap – you don’t need to bring something to be able to take something. You can make a donation in exchange for your plants.
We also accept donations of plants ahead of the event – please email us if you have something to share: growingnewsome@gmail.com
Lots more to enjoy…
Stalls, including local produce on sale.
Seed Swap – vegetables and other seeds to swap or buy.
Plant some seeds to grow on your windowsill.
Craft Corner for children.
Tea, coffee and homemade cakes.
Information about growing your own food.
Crop protection materials on sale.
Find out about local projects and events.
Join us for lunch
Served 12 noon to 1pm
Enjoy a healthy lunch at Newsome Scout Hall – with recipes for you to take home. We’ll be serving a selection of tasty salads from our Spring salad bar with pasta and roasted vegetables, plus a fruit pudding.
We ask for a small donation to cover the costs of making your lunch.
Help out with our Big Plant Swap
Volunteer
We’re looking for more volunteers to help out with the event. Can you help with our stalls on the day, or can you bake a cake? Expenses happily provided. Please contact us at growingnewsome@gmail.com if you’d like to help out.
Print our poster
Help us to promote the event:
Big Plant Swap poster 2024 (PDF)
Stalls & info
If your local group or organisation are interested in having a stall at one of our events or you’d like to bring some local information to share on the day, please get in touch: growingnewsome@gmail.com
What happens at the Plant Swap?
Here’s a short film about Growing Newsome’s Plant Swap, made by Alistair I Macdonald at Curlew Films for Plant it Grow it Eat it.
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