7 février, 2024 mercredi
55 degrees, partly cloudy
5 mph, SSE wind
It is fast approaching that time of year for the Annual Fort de Chartres Heirloom Jardin Potager Seed Swap. On March 9, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Guards’ Room at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, one can peruse a selection of free heritage seeds from the jardin at Fort de Chartres and other heirloom plant seeds appropriate for the eighteenth-century. Event visitors are welcome to bring their own garden seeds to share with other gardeners. If you would like to bring your own seed, it is asked that the seeds are cleaned, i.e. free of other organic material such as pods, leaves, and stems. Additionally, please mark the variety of seed and year the seed was collected clearly on a small envelope. As part of the mission and public outreach project of the garden at the Fort, encouragement is offered to direct sow seeds in home gardens as a more cost-effective way for individuals and families to grow vegetables and flowers, as well as increase the diversity in the variety of plants in one’s garden. Exploring and growing heirloom seeds is a wonderful way to bring the past alive through foodways history.
Thank you to Les Amis du Fort de Chartres for their support in printing informational flyers for this event and to Fort de Chartres staff for site support. Fort de Chartres Heritage Garden Project is an independently funded garden at the site. To support this heritage jardin potager and its outreach projects now entering its 15th year, one can DONATE here. Merci!
Annual Fort de Chartres Heirloom Jardin Potager Seed Swap Press Release
