Seedy Tuesday 2025
The Santiam Food Alliance’s annual seed swap and gardeners’ gathering will take place on February 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lebanon Public Library.
This free event is open to all. Bring seeds to share, if you have some, or just bring envelopes and a pen so you can collect seeds shared by other gardeners. Tubers and other roots are welcome, too, provided they are wrapped or clean.
This year’s Seedy Tuesday will include a presentation on gardens as pollinator habitats, a Master Gardeners’ advice table, and an information table for the Lebanon Garden Club.
Seedy Tuesday is co-sponsored by the Lebanon Public Library, the Lebanon Garden Club, and the Lebanon Public Library.
Tomato Day 2024
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market and the Santiam Food Alliance invite you to admire, taste, and stock up on tomatoes at the market on Tomato Day, Thursday, August 29. Throughout the market hours of 2 to 6 p.m., we’ll offer tastings of dozens of unusual and often beautiful tomato varieties from the market farmers and our own gardens. An Oregon State University Extension Master Food Preserver will offer information on drying and canning tomatoes, a Master Gardener will provide advice on growing them, and volunteers will offer free samples of tomato-based foods.
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market happens every Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. between late May and late October at the corner of Grant and Main, Lebanon.
Seedy Tuesday 2024
The Santiam Food Alliance’s annual seed swap and gardeners’ gathering will take place on February 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lebanon Public Library.
This free event is open to all. Bring seeds to share, if you have some, or just bring envelopes and a pen so you can collect seeds shared by other gardeners. Tubers and other roots are welcome, too, provided they are wrapped or clean.
This year’s Seedy Tuesday will include brief presentations on a few plants whose seeds will be on offer, a Master Gardeners’ advice table, and an information table for the Lebanon Garden Club.
Seedy Tuesday is co-sponsored by the Lebanon Public Library, the Lebanon Garden Club, and Linn County Master Gardeners.
Tomato Day at the Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market and the Santiam Food Alliance invite you to admire, taste, and stock up on tomatoes at the market on Tomato Day, Thursday, September 7. Throughout the market hours of 2 to 6 p.m., we’ll offer tastings of dozens of unusual and often beautiful tomato varieties from the market farmers and our own gardens. An Oregon State University Extension Master Food Preserver will offer information on drying and canning tomatoes, a Master Gardener will provide advice on growing them, and volunteers will offer free samples of tomato-based foods.
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market happens every Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. between late May and late October at the corner or Grant and Main, Lebanon.
Past event: Seedy Tuesday 2023
Seedy Tuesday is back! After a pandemic hiatus, the Santiam Food Alliance’s annual seed swap and gardeners’ gathering will take place this year, on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lebanon Public Library.
This free event is open to all. Bring seeds to share, if you have some, or just bring envelopes and a pen so you can collect seeds shared by other gardeners. Tubers and other roots are welcome, too, provided they are wrapped or clean.
This year’s Seedy Tuesday will include an introduction to the Lebanon Public Library’s Seed Library, brief presentations on a few plants whose seeds will be on offer, a Master Gardeners’ advice table, and an information table for the Lebanon Garden Club.
Seedy Tuesday is co-sponsored by the Lebanon Public Library, the Lebanon Garden Club, and Linn County Master Gardeners.
Past Event: Seedy Tuesday 2020
On February 25, the Santiam Food Alliance will hold Seedy Tuesday at the Lebanon Public Library. This free program and gardeners’ networking event will begin at 6:30 p.m. The program will open with a presentation by Betty Goergen, Master Gardener, on gardening in a changing climate.
The seed swap will begin about 7:00. Everyone with seeds or other plant materials to share will lay them out on tables. Vegetable seeds will be the main emphasis, but gardeners are welcome to bring flower seeds and other kinds, and even well-wrapped tubers and growing plants. The seeds don’t have to be homegrown; they can be extras from commercial packets. All seeds should be identified by species and variety and the year of harvest, if possible.
Novice gardeners and others with no seeds to share are welcome to come and collect seeds anyway. Anyone planning to take home seeds should bring envelopes, tape, and a pen for labeling the envelopes.
During the swap, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Master Gardeners and members of the Lebanon Garden Club will be on hand to answer questions about planting and saving seeds and other gardening matters. There will be a swap table for seed and plant catalogs as well.
Cosponsoring Seedy Tuesday with the Santiam Food Alliance are the Lebanon Garden Club, OSU Extension Master Gardeners, and the Lebanon Public Library.
Past Event: Tomato Day at the Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market and the Santiam Food Alliance invite you to admire, taste, and stock up on tomatoes at the market on Tomato Day, Thursday, August 22. Throughout the market hours of 2 to 6 p.m., Lisa Almarode of Fairweather Farm will give tastings of dozens of unusual and often beautiful tomato varieties from her own garden and from other local farms and gardens. An Oregon State University Extension Master Food Preserver will offer information on drying tomatoes and canning them—whole or in pieces, as pizza or spaghetti sauce, as ketchup, as juice, as salsa, and even as marmalade or preserves. A Master Gardener will provide advice on growing tomatoes, and volunteers will offer free samples of tomato-based foods.
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market happens every Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. between late May and late October at the corner or Grant and Main, Lebanon. On Tomato Day as throughout the season, tomatoes will be available for sale from several of the market’s participating farmers.
Past Event: Strawberries & Greens Day, May 30
The Santiam Food Alliance invites the public to celebrate spring and the strawberry season at the Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market on May 30. While the farmers sell strawberries and greens, Santiam Food Alliance volunteers will offer free samples of strawberries and greens in artful combination in salads. Volunteers will also provide each visitor to the booth with a plant start to take home, and Master Gardeners will share gardening advice.
The Lebanon Downtown Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm through the growing season at the corner of Grant and Main. For more information about the market, call Belinda at 541-418-2603.
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