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SUMMARY:St Andrews Seed Saving Sesh
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Seed Cabinet’s new host home to learn about seed saving! Find out: \n\nwhy seed saving is important for food security\,\nwhy seed saving is good for your garden\,\nhow to save different kinds of seeds from flowers\, fruit and veg\,\nhow to recognise wildflowers in your area and harvest their seed to spread\,\nwhat even is a seed and how does it work?!\n\nWe’ll be going for short walks around the EcoHub garden to look at their native wildflower collection\, and collect some seeds from any plants that are ready. \nIf you’d like a relaxing\, seated and social activity\, you can help us sort and process seeds into packets to go directly into the Seed Library Cabinet. \nYou can also bring along seeds you’ve already saved for the Library\, and take away winter crops or wildflowers that you’d like to sow. \nThis is a drop in event – come along at any time\, and stay for as long as you like. If you’d like a reminder email\, please RSVP below. \nAfterwards: we’re heading to the St Andrews Botanic Garden to hear Holly Silvester from the Gaia Foundation and East Neuk Market Garden give a talk about an exploration into the radical possibilities of seed! You should come along to that as well 🙂
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/seed-saving-for-st-andrews/
LOCATION:EcoHub\, 40 Kinnessburn Road\, St Andrews\, Fife\, KY168AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,discussion,seed swap,workshop
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SUMMARY:Scottish SeedFest 2026
DESCRIPTION:This day-long event is an opportunity for you to meet with other members of the Scottish Seed Sovereignty Network\, find out what they are up to\, get involved in existing projects and plan new ones\, and build momentum in the network! A range of activities are available all day. \nThe Fife Seed Library will be there with our seed suitcase to talk about our nomadic seed library model\, and to learn from this amazing network of seed savers! \nFind out more and register here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thegaiafoundation/2278734
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/scottish-seedfest-2026/
LOCATION:Lauriston Farm\, Lauriston Agroecology Farm\, Edinburgh\, EH4 5EX
CATEGORIES:community,seed swap
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T140000
DTSTAMP:20260909T130210
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SUMMARY:Community compost spruce-up
DESCRIPTION:Help us to spruce up the composting area at the YMCA Gallatown Hub. \nGet stuck in and discover what it takes to turn an abandoned corner into a productive compost-making machine. We’ll be digging out and reassembling the compost bays\, collecting and layering in nutritious materials\, making signage\, and getting the compost bays ready for regular use by the community. Learn everything you need to know about how to make healthy compost for use in your garden at home… or just help us dig. You can be involved with the parts of the work that interest you\, and take a break whenever you want. \nThis is a family-friendly fun day! All ages welcome. \nParticipants have the chance to register for a free compost bin and/or food waste caddy to use at home\, if you want to get your own composting operations going. \nCafe Inc will be present on site from 11:45-1pm as well if you’d like lunch.
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/community-compost-spruce-up/
LOCATION:Gallatown Garden & Wild Play Space\, Oswald Road\, Kirkcaldy\, KY13EZ
CATEGORIES:community,spruce-up,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260728T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260728T140000
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SUMMARY:Spruce-up with Seeds
DESCRIPTION:Help us to spruce-up the YMCA Hub grounds and garden with the magic of seeds! \nTake part in an activity of your choice ranging from seated and relaxed to active and practical. You could: \n\nsort and process seeds for the library (indoors and seated)\,\ncollect seeds from wildflowers in the grounds (a gentle walk with lots of stopping)\,\nprepare the ground and plant more wildflowers (a big more vigorous outdoors activity)\,\nget stuck in to grounds maintenance like hedge trimming and gathering materials for the compost (for the really energetic).\n\nMix and match\, and try out different activities\, or do your own thing. No experience needed\, and you can take a break whenever you like. Something for everyone\, and all welcome! \nCafe Inc will be present on site from 11:45-1pm as well if you’d like lunch.
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/spruce-up-with-seeds/
LOCATION:Gallatown Garden & Wild Play Space\, Oswald Road\, Kirkcaldy\, KY13EZ
CATEGORIES:community,spruce-up,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260722T143000
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SUMMARY:Wildflower walk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a gentle walk through Ravenscraig Park. \nAs we go we’ll look at the native wildflowers and other plants that surround us\, and have a chat about their medicinal and nutritional properties. You will learn some basic plant identification and botany\, and optionally you can responsibly gather wildflowers and leaves to arrange in a small bouquet to take home. We can also chat about your own gardens and offer advice about growing native plants and creating wildflower patches that are great for pollinators. \nTake home some native wildflower seeds to sow in your area. \nThe walk will be paced according to the needs of the participants\, and we’ll be able to choose a type of path and gradient that suits you. There are wheelchair-accessible paved paths as well as more rugged\, unpaved paths\, and we’ll have the option to branch into two parties if need be. There are benches regularly spaced along the route\, and we can pause and sit whenever needed. \nPlease bring:\n\nA bottle of water to drink.\nAny snacks you’d like.\nSuitable shoes and a coat for our changeable weather.\nAny wheels or walking aids you need or would like to use.\n\nWe welcome anything you can bring to make participating easier for you\, such as ear defenders or fidget toys. The walk is well-behaved dog-friendly\, but if a dog on the walk would be a barrier to your taking part\, please let us know. \nWe’ll meet:\nNear the Men’s Shed at the Kirkcaldy entrance to Ravenscraig Park. There are public toilest and a carpark here\, but please note due to the current road closure the carpark is only accessible from the Dysart end of Dysart Road. \nWe’ll end:\nIn Ravenscraig Walled Garden\, which has an accessible toilet and drinking water. \nYou can leave the walk whenever you’d like\, but please let us know before you head off!
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/wildflower-walk/
LOCATION:Ravenscraig Park\, Dysart Road\, Kirkcaldy\, KY12TB
CATEGORIES:community
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SUMMARY:Get stuck in with seed saving
DESCRIPTION:Always wanted to save seed but don’t know where to start? Interested in gardening and growing\, but struggling to get out and about? Want to try something mindful that will connect you with nature? This event is for you! \nHelp the Fife Seed Library to build our collection by processing the seeds which have been donated to us by local growers. \nJoin us for a relaxed\, indoor\, seated session where you can learn all about seed saving for different crops\, and get hands on with some of our seeds that are waiting to be sorted. You’ll be able to get involved with whichever parts of the process are interesting to you: \n\nlearn how to sort the seeds from the chaff\nlearn about which seeds need to be dried or pre-processed before storing\nmeasure out seeds and put them into our compostable seed packets\nwrite labels for the packets of saved seeds\n\nNo experience needed! Even if you have never gardened or thought about seed saving before\, everyone is welcome. \nLight refreshments will be provided\, and you’re welcome to bring your own lunch or snacks. \nThis event is part of the Fife Climate Festival and has been generously funded by FCCAN! \nWhy do we save seed? \nSave seed – save money! \nSave seed – save the world. \nPlants adapt to their environment\, which means with each generation grown in the same place\, they get more resilient to the peculiarities of our local FIfe climate – adapting to soil conditions\, weather\, and local pests and diseases. Saving seeds from the strongest plants to sow again next year means you can improve your crops year-on-year. This is something we miss when we buy seeds from shops and garden centres that have been cultivated in other countries\, or inbred to produce particular yields (as with F1 hybrid seeds). \nSeed saving is also an act of resistance against the corporate capture of our global food systems. Break out from the cycle of chemical pesticides and fertilisers\, and cultative naturally resilient locally-adapted food and flowers. It’s a small action that anyone can take – even if you don’t have a garden – that opens the door to big change. \nWhat to bring \nJust yourself! Optionally\, any snacks or drinks you’d like. Any questions you have about saving seed from plants that you (or family\, friends and neighbours) are growing. \nIf you have saved or spare seed you’d like to add to the library\, please bring that along too! \nAccess \nThis event is indoors in the EATS Hub\, on the ground floor\, through an accessible entrance. We will be seated around tables\, with plenty of space to get up and move about or to sit away from others. \nThere are accessible toilets in the same space as the event. \nPlease let us know if there is anything we can do to enable your participation.
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/get-stuck-in-with-seed-saving/
LOCATION:EATS Hub\, 115A Queensferry Road\, Rosyth\, Fife\, KY112PS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260422T150000
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SUMMARY:Pop-up seed swap: Queen Margaret Hospital\, Dunfermline
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be at the Open Day of the Ecotherapy Garden at Queen Margaret Hospital with our seedy suitcase for a pop-up seed swap. \nAs well as exploring the brand new therapy garden – a thoughtfully designed therapeutic space created for patients and staff\, with varied levels of planting\, accessible paths\, and sensory-rich areas intended to support both physical rehabilitation and emotional wellbeing – you can borrow open-pollinated seeds from the library\, check in any that you have saved yourself\, and ask any questions you have about seed saving.
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/pop-up-seed-swap-queen-margaret-hospital-dunfermline/
LOCATION:Queen Margaret Hopsital\, Queen Margaret Hopsital\, Dunfermline\, Ecotherapy Garden\, Pain Management Department\, KY12 0SU
CATEGORIES:community,seed swap
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T150000
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SUMMARY:Pop-up seed swap: Gallatown\, Kirkcaldy
DESCRIPTION:We’re joining YMCA Kirkcaldy at their Spring Spruce Up at Gallatown Garden & Wild Play Space. \nCome along to check open-pollinated seeds into and out of the Fife Seed Library\, learn more about seed saving\, and get involved with other family-friendly activities on the day\, including: \n\nLitterpick and clear-up\nFun activities\nGarden and pump track tidy\nLunch\n\nFor more information\, please contact michelle.grubb@ymcakirkcaldy.co.uk
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/pop-up-seed-swap-gallatown-kirkcaldy/
LOCATION:Gallatown Garden & Wild Play Space\, Oswald Road\, Kirkcaldy\, KY13EZ
CATEGORIES:community,seed swap
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260314T140000
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CREATED:20260127T141832Z
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SUMMARY:Spring seedling and seed swap
DESCRIPTION:Grown too much? Not enough? Come along to our Spring Seed[ling] Swap to trade your seedlings and seeds\, find out more about seed saving\, and meet a local community of growers. Drop in and stay for as long as you like. We’re running this in partnership with the Dunfermline Plant Swap & Share and EATS Rosyth. \nWhat to bring: \n\nExcess plants that you have bought\, propagated or germinated yourself. Flowers\, vegetables and houseplants are all welcome!\nOpen pollinated (plants pollinated naturally by birds\, insects\, wind\, or human hands) locally saved or excess-bought seeds.\n\nPlease don’t bring genetically engineered plants\, F1 hybrids\, anything poisonous or noxious\, and no controlled seeds. Make sure you know what the seeds and plants you are bringing are! \nWe’ll provide: \n\nEnvelopes and labels for seeds.\nSpace to relax and chat to fellow growers.\nQ&A about seed saving.\n\nYou’ll also have the opportunity to become a member and deposit seeds into the Fife Seed Library. \nThis event is possible thanks to a grant from the FCCAN Seed & Development Fund. \nAccess info to follow.
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/spring-seedling-swap/
LOCATION:EATS Rosyth Community Garden\, 117-119 Park Road\, Rosyth\, Fife\, KY11 2QT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community,seed swap
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T200000
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SUMMARY:Seed Library: Germination!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the official launch of the Fife Seed Library. \nWe’ll be screening short films to introduce you to the importance of saving seeds\, sharing some homemade light bites\, and welcoming representatives from other seed libraries around Scotland to share their experiences and take part in a discussion. \nWe’ll unveil our brand new Seed Library cabinet and you’ll be able to join the Seed Library as a member. \nWe’d love for you to come along if you are: \n\nA home gardener or grower\, part of a community garden\, public greenspace\, or a market garden in Fife\nInterested in learning more about seed saving and everything related to it\nCurious about how to build community around a seed library\n\nEveryone is welcome\, no experience with seed saving is needed! \nWe’re excited to welcome Rowan from Glasgow Seed Library\, Lisa of the North Edinburgh Seed Savers\, Lauriston Farm\, and the Scottish Seed Hub\, Margaret and Alex from Perthshire Seed Library\, and Efi from Dawson Park Community Garden in Dundee to share their knowledge and experience of seed saving and community growing. In our discussion\, we’ll be able to answer questions about growing and seed saving\, to talk about our hopes for seed sovereignty in Fife\, and get your input into our plans for the Seed Library. \nPlease RSVP to guarantee a place\, as space is limited. \nThis event has been funded by the FCCAN Seed & Development Fund! \nTimetable (approx)\n5pm: arrivals\, tea/coffee \n5:15pm: welcome! \n5:30pm: short film screenings \n6:30pm: film reflections\, light bites and chance to chat \n7pm: seed saving Q&A and Seed Library future plans \n8pm: fin! \nAccess information\nOur venue is the Kirkcaldy Galleries meeting room. This is right next to Kirkcaldy train station and five minutes from the bus station. \n\nStep-free access to the meeting room through the main entrance to the building\nAccessible toilets\, including a changing place\, are on the same level as the meeting room\nThe signage is designated Dementia Friendly\, featuring clear wording and images to support\nThe meeting room is well lit with natural light with blinds to create the right lighting needed.
URL:https://www.fifeseedlibrary.org/event/seed-library-germination/
LOCATION:Kirkcaldy Galleries\, War Memorial Gardens\, Kirkcaldy\, Fife\, KY1 1YG
CATEGORIES:community,discussion,film screening
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