CAAH!  Conserving Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage

                   “One for the cut worm, one for the crow, one to share, and one to grow”

In addition to the 5th Annual Ozark Seed Swap at the Ozark Folk Center State Park and the 4th Annual Faulkner County Seed Swap at the Faulkner County Library, CAAH!  has collaborated with organizations all over the state to co-sponsor 3rd annual Seed Swaps in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Jasper, Russellville and Beebe, 2^nd annual Seed Swaps in Eureka Springs, Hot Springs, and Little Rock, and to establish inaugural Seed Swaps in Little River County and Yellville.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, CONWAY, ARKANSAS –Co-sponsored by churches, farmer groups, libraries, a state park, and the Southern Seed Legacy, the University of Central Arkansas’s  Conserving Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage (CAAH!) project will host Seed Swaps around the state throughout Spring 2012.  The 5th annual Ozark Seed Swap at the Ozark Folk Center State Park will coincide with a cold frame construction workshop, the 3^rd Annual Fayetteville Seed Swap will be hosted by the Dig In! Food and Farming Festival, the 2^nd Annual Little Rock Seed Swap will be hosted by the Arkansas Sustainability Network in conjunction with the Little Rock Food Club pickup, the 2^nd Annual Hot Springs Seed Swap will be co-sponsored by the eminent Southern Seed Legacy and will be followed by a fundraiser film screening and musical performance for the Art Church and Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute, and the 2^nd Annual Eureka Springs Seed Swap will coincide with a CAAH! fundraiser featuring a film screening and live music by Mountain Sprout.  We are also very pleased to announce that the communities of Ashdown and Yellville reached out to CAAH! to assist them in their efforts to establish inaugural Seed Swaps which they foresee as annual events.

We invite you to bring some open-pollinated (heirloom) seeds, bulbs, plants, and stories to swap with other seed savers at any of the Swaps.  If you have no seeds to swap but want to get started, come mingle with gardeners and farmers who can help, and perhaps bring along some coin envelopes, garden implements, or good cheer to trade.  We conserve the heritage of Arkansas as we share good stories, beautify our yards, feed our friends and family, and of course, trade open-pollinated seeds.

WHAT:  2012 Seed Swaps

WHEN: Spring 2012

WHERE:  Ashdown, Beebe, Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Hot Springs, Jasper, Little Rock, Mountain View, Russellville, Yellville

WHO:  University of Central Arkansas Anthropology program‘s CAAH! partnering with the Arkansas Sustainability Network, Churches, Garden Coalitions, Libraries, the Ozark Folk Center State Park, the Southern Seed Legacy, and any interested farmers and gardeners

WHY:   Arkansas farmers and gardeners have a legacy of heirloom seeds that are in danger of being lost, and sharing of seeds will encourage production of diverse varieties for posterity and  more sustainable food production.

HOW IT WORKS:  Anyone can bring open-pollinated/heirloom seeds to swap or share.  If you do not have seeds, you could bring envelopes or garden implements, anything to share or trade with other gardeners.

COST:  None.

Got Whippoorwills? Razorbacks? Red Rippers? Pencil Cob? Hickory King? Creasebacks? Turkey Craws? Want some?  Come to the Old-Timey Ozark Seed Swap

The CAAH! project establishes a master collection of endangered seeds and related cultural and agronomic information, and distributes such seeds at annual Seed Swaps.  University of Central Arkansas students document the seeds, grow them out in CAAH! gardens to distribute the next season, and catalogue them in a database of local varieties.  CAAH! is always looking for gardeners and farmers to assist by growing out seeds and returning the surplus seeds to the seed bank for redistribution.

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Enjoy your heirloom gardening in 2011!

Thanks,

CAAH!

CAAH!  Conserving Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage

“One for the cut worm, one for the crow, one to share, and one to grow”

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conservingarkansas@gmail.com

In addition to the 4th Annual Ozark Seed Swap at the Ozark Folk Center State Park and the 3^rd Annual Faulkner County Seed Swap at the Faulkner County Library, CAAH!  has collaborated with organizations all over the state to sponsor 2^nd annual Seed Swaps in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Jasper, Russellville and Searcy, and to establish inaugural Seed Swaps in three additional communities: Eureka Springs, Hot Springs, and Little Rock.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, CONWAY, ARKANSAS –Co-sponsored by churches, libraries, Master Gardener groups, a state park, and the Southern Seed Legacy, the University of Central Arkansas’s  Conserving Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage (CAAH!) project will host Seed Swaps around the state throughout Spring 2011.  The Ozark Seed Swap at the Ozark Folk Center State Park will be the fourth annual, the Little Rock Inaugural Seed Swap will be held ceremoniously in conjunction with the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show, and the Hot Springs Inaugural Seed Swap will be co-sponsored by the eminent Southern Seed Legacy.   We invite you to bring some open-pollinated (heirloom) seeds, bulbs, plants, and stories to swap with other seed savers.  If you have no seeds to swap but want to get started, come along to mingle with gardeners and farmers who can help.  We conserve the heritage of Arkansas as we share good stories, beautify our yards, feed our friends and family, and of course, trade seeds.

WHAT: 2011 Seed Swaps

WHEN: Spring 2011

WHERE: Conway, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Hot Springs, Jasper, Little Rock, Mountain View, Russellville, Searcy

WHO: University of Central Arkansas Sociology Department ‘s CAAH! partnering with the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show, Arkansas Sustainability, Network, Churches, Libraries, Master Gardeners, Garden Coalitions, the Ozark Folk Center State Park, the Southern Seed Legacy, and any interested farmers and gardeners

WHY: Arkansas farmers and gardeners have a legacy of heirloom seeds that are in danger of being lost, and sharing of seeds will encourage production of diverse varieties for posterity and sustainable food production.

HOW IT WORKS: Anyone can bring seeds to swap or share.  If you do not have seeds, you could bring envelopes or garden implements, anything to share or trade with other gardeners.
COST: None.

Got Whippoorwills? Razorbacks? Red Rippers? Pencil Cob? Hickory King? Creasebacks? Turkey Craws? Want some?  Come to the Old-Timey Ozark Seed Swap

The CAAH! project establishes a master collection of endangered seeds and related cultural and agronomic information, and distributes such seeds at annual Seed Swaps.  University of Central Arkansas students document the seeds, grow them out in CAAH! gardens to distribute the next season, and catalogue them in a database of local varieties.

 Please join us for the Little Rock Seed Swap 10-2 Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 at the 20th Annual Arkansas Flower and Garden Show!

“Gardening Through the Years” Feb. 25-27, 2011, Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, AR

 Documentary Film Screening and Q&A with the Director and Producer: Seed Swap, Saturday Feb. 26 at 2:30 PM

This documentary film uses the development of a seed exchange and agricultural biodiversity conservation project as an ethnographic lens to explore the seed saving subculture of Arkansas and the Ozark Highlands region. The film showcases the utility of applied anthropology to get the public involved in more localized food systems, presents a wide range of open-pollinated, heirloom seeds of the Ozarks, and illustrates the steps necessary to establish a community seed bank and host seed swaps.

 Also, please join us at:

“Arkansas Flavors Farm to Table Dinner” at the Peabody Hotel on Friday, Feb. 25; tickets will be $60 each. Local foods advocate and author, Deborah Madison, will speak at the event.

All of these events are being hosted by the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show, a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting local horticultural businesses and educating the public about gardening, landscaping, and horticultural practices.

Searcy
Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
ASU- Beebe, Farms Classrooms 1000 West Iowa St., Beebe AR
Contact:  Sherri Sanders 501-268-5394  SSanders@uaex.edu

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Jasper
March 6, 12.m. -3 p.m.
Newton County Library, Community Room  Jasper, AR 72641
Contact: D’Coda dcoda@ozarkseedexchange.com Jennifer 870-446-2983

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Conway
March 13, 1-4 p.m.
Faulkner County Library 1900 Tyler St., Conway AR 72032
Contact: Amy Campbell 706-248-2597  awheeler1975@hotnail.com

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Russellville
March 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pope County Fair Grounds, Old Entertainment Building
1602 SR 124 Russellville AR 72802
Contact: Crystal Bowne 479-567-5707  cbowne@atu.edu

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See you there!

CAAH

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WHAT: Inaugural Faulkner County Seed Swap and Healthy Communities and Schools Initiative
WHEN: April 3, 2009, Seed Swap 5-6:15PM; Community Discussion 6:15-7; Film 7-8:30
WHERE: Faulkner County Public Library
WHO: University of Central Arkansas Sociology Department partnering with Americorps/Quality of
Life Council, the FCSSC and the Faulkner County Public Library
and of course — any interested farmers, gardeners and community members.
WHY: Arkansas farmers and gardeners have a legacy of heirloom seeds that are in danger of being lost,
and sharing of seeds will encourage production of diverse varieties for posterity and for more
sustainable living in the present.
HOW IT WORKS: Anyone can bring seeds to swap or share. Anyone can participate in the community
discussion about developing more community and school gardens in Faulkner County. We hope
to develop a network to foster a more community-based food system.
COST: None.