Big Plant Swap
Saturday 20th May 2017
10am to 1pm
Free admission – all weclome
Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South, Huddersfield HD4 6JJ
Take your pick from hundreds of plants – great for growers, super for sharers.
You can choose from:
Vegetables
Salads
Herbs
Fruit
Wildlife-friendly flowers
You’re very welcome to bring along plants, seedlings, cuttings or seeds to swap – but you don’t need to bring something to be able to take something (you can make a donation to Growing Newsome in exchange for your plants).
Lots more to enjoy…
Seed Swap – lots of vegetable seeds to swap or buy.
Children’s craft activities.
Local produce on sale.
Plant some seeds to grow on your windowsill.
Reading Circle book stall with all sorts of books.
Tea, coffee and home made cakes.
Information about growing and sharing food in Newsome.
Find out about other local projects and events.
Local food 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 (including warm salads) from our Spring salad bar, plus a fruit pudding.
We ask for a small donation to cover the costs of making your lunch.
Print our poster for your venue – or share with a friend:
Big Plant Swap poster 2017 (PDF)
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.
You can see more food growing films on the Food Kirklees web site:
10 short films about food growing in Kirklees
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