Seedy Sunday, the country’s foremost community seed swap, will be celebrating its 10th birthday with the largest seed swap table yet, more stalls, demonstrations, talks and all things horticultural at Hove Town Hall February 6.

A spokesman for the event said:
"Seedy Sunday offers people a fun and practical way to grow ‘outlawed’ or commercially unavailable fruit, vegetables and herb varieties whilst helping support a vibrant local food growing culture. On Sunday 6th February 2011 Hove Town Hall will be buzzing with the sound of people swapping a District Nurse for a Gravedigger or a Red Elephant and more besides.

"You can swap seeds or make a donation if you have no seeds to swap, buy seed potatoes, talk to seed doctors, and be inspired by exhibitions, workshops, stalls, films and talks on the importance of biodiversity.

"Come along and find out how to save and swap seeds; make compost; make your garden or allotment bee-friendly; make your surplus crops into edible feasts; make seed bombs and lots more.

"Sponsored by Brighton-based Infinity Foods, Seedy Sunday brings together gardeners, seed savers, farmers, herb and wild flower enthusiasts, local gardening and community groups as well as organisations campaigning for sustainable food production and biodiversity.

"Seedy Sunday is a call to gardeners, consumers and the whole community to take action to protect our heritage seeds for future generations."

Patrick Mulvaney, co- chair of the UK Food Group, commented:
“Seedy Sunday has blazed the trail for UK seed swaps over the past decade: it is the must-be-there event for seed swappers, conservers, developers and newcomers. It exudes innovation, creativity and common sense. It shows up the idiocy of draconian seed laws and the Gene Giants’ restrictive practices: in this warming world we need to exchange more diversity of uncontaminated plants to secure future food.

"Seedy Sunday builds solidarity among all of us who respect our collective rights to save, sow, swap and sell seeds grown in our gardens and farms: it gives strength to seed law busters. Congratulations on your 10th birthday and may there be many more!”

The event takes place at Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove on Sunday February 6.

Cost of admission is £2 and the event runs from 10am to 4.30pm.

For more information view:
www.seedysunday.org