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Sunday, February 10, 2013, 04:00pm - 06:00pm

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SLO SEED EXCHANGE
presents
Diane Ott Whealy
talk: “Saving Heirloom Seeds”
book signing: Gathering
community seed exchange featuring heirloom varieties from the SSE Seed Bank

Sunday, February 10, 2013 4 to 6pm
SLO GRANGE HALL 2880 Broad Street San Luis Obispo

Regarded by many as the “Mother of the Heirloom Seed Movement,” Diane Ott Whealy and her husband Kent started a small grassroots seed- saving movement on their farm in 1975 that is now a 13,000 member non-profit organization known internationally as Seed Savers Exchange (SSE), the largest non-governmental seed bank in North America that makes heirloom seeds available to the public and operates an educa- tional farm. An author, lecturer, plant curator, and champion of bio- diversity, Diane is currently Vice President of Seed Savers Exchange.

Gathering
Memoir of a Seed Saver
–a story of the people, inspiration, creativity, dedication and willpower that built the Seed Savers Exchange

Suggested donation $10

Location : SLO Grange Hall
2880 Broad St.
San Luis Obispo,
CA
93401
usa
(805) 543-0639

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