Garden Series:
Need help using your seeds? Don't miss the next Garden Series classes:
July 16, 2025
Kombucha
Quench your thirst the sustainable way! Learn to brew probiotic-rich kombucha and whip up Haymaker’s Punch, the historic drink that’s as refreshing as a summer breeze. All classes are free to attend, but if you'd like to take home a kombucha mother, there is an optional $10 supply fee.
September 17, 2025
Tinctures
Turn your garden into a natural pharmacy. This advanced workshop teaches you how to identify, harvest, and transform plants into powerful tinctures for health and wellness. All classes are free to attend, but if you'd like to take home some of the tincture created, there is an optional $10 supply fee.
April 16, 2025
Dirt Matters: Mastering Seed-Starting Soil
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn to blend the ideal soil for starting seeds and seedlings indoors. Create nutrient-rich mixes designed to give your plants the healthiest start possible and set them up for thriving growth. All classes are free to attend, but if you'd like to take home some seed-starting soil, there is an optional $10 supply fee.
Seed Sharing Library
The Craft Memorial Seed Sharing Library is a free seed project committed to increasing the capacity of our community to feed itself wholesome food by means of education that fosters community resilience, self-reliance and a culture of sharing.
How to borrow seeds:
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Want to become a Seed Sharing member?Fill out Seed Sharing Membership Information Form and turn it in at the library. Select seed packets and bring them to the front desk for check out. You will need to have a library card to borrow seeds. For information on how to get a free library card, check out review our policies. There is no cost to borrow seeds from Craft Memorial Library! We hope you learn much, share your experience and knowledge, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. At harvest time, please take some extra steps to save seeds for others. We ask that a portion of the seeds you save be returned to our seed sharing library to keep the library self-sustaining. The more seeds in the library, the more community members can benefit from growing their own food.
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Why save seeds?People have been saving seeds for over 12,000 years. However, much of that knowledge has been lost over the last hundred years. Many varieties of fruits and vegetables have become extinct. When you grow and save your own seeds, you develop seed stock that is suited to our climate save money -mitigate our dependence on agro-business
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How to donate and return seeds:Please read the Craft Memorial Seed Sharing brochure: How to Save Seeds if you are new to saving seeds. Once you have collected seed from your crops, set aside some for yourself and some for the library in clearly labeled containers or envelopes with the following information: a Common Name (Tomato) Variety (Brandywine) Seed Source (Your Name) Location Harvested (Bluefield Year Harvested (2015) Notes (Original seed from Seed Savers Exchange. Container grown. Prolific yield. Great tasting, etc.) Drop off all labeled seeds at the Library Front Desk and fill out the Seed Return Form. If you haven’t done so yet, please fill out the Membership form at the library. If you are unable to save your own seed, please consider donating a packet or two of fresh commercially grown, open—pollinated (non- hybrid; non-GMO) seed to keep our library stocked.
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Want to learn more about seed sharing?Learn more about seed sharing by visiting the following sites: www.seedalliance.org www.seedsavers.org howtosaveseeds.com