LAWRENCE, KAN. — The Kaw Valley Seeds Project Second Annual Fair is scheduled for Sat., Feb. 26, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Building 21 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., Lawrence, 66046. Admission is free.
Last year’s fair drew more than 300 visitors, and this year, fair organizers expect an even larger crowd. The 2011 fair will include more than 40 exhibitors and speakers. They will offer educational information, gardening products and local farm produce available, as well as a seed exchange, educational exhibits, a music stage, children’s activities and speakers throughout the day, and a raffle for various gardening-related prizes. The event is co-sponsored by the Kaw Valley Seeds Project (a sub-group of the Kansas Area Watershed Council) and the Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners.
The seed exchange will take place at a central table in which gardeners may drop off garden seeds they will not use, including seeds produced in their home gardens as well as purchased seeds. Anyone may obtain free seeds at the seed exchange table.
A children’s space with organized activities all day will be staffed by Lawrence Eco-Parents. Children can take part in these activities while their parents enjoy the fair. A special activity — making seed balls using seeds from native prairie grasses and flowering plants — will take place twice, beginning at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo., musician, sustainability educator and “Eco-Troubadour” Stan Slaughter will perform at 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Slaughter has performed at schools throughout Kansas and Missouri. His music is for all ages.
Food from the Lawrence restaurant Local Burger will be available for purchase throughout the day, and tables will be set up near the kitchen. Local Burger will donate 10 percent of its profits at the fair to the Kaw Valley Seeds Project. Restrooms will be available.
Schedule of speakers and activities:
10:15 a.m. — Jill Elmers/Moon on the Meadow Farm: No-chemical gardening
10:45 a.m. — Dan Phelps/ MAD Farm/Growing Food, Growing Health/Cottin’s Hardware: Integrated pest management
11:00 a.m. — Special activity for children: Making seed balls
11:15 a.m. — Bob Lominska/Hoyland Farm: Fruits that grow well without chemical inputs
11:45 a.m. — Music performed by Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour and bioregional educator
12:15 p.m. — Barbara Clark/Maggie’s Farm: Growing garlic
12:45 p.m. — Music performed by Stan Slaughter, Eco-Troubadour and bioregional educator
1:30 p.m. — Special activity for children: Making seed balls
1:15 p.m. — Dianna Henry/Founder, Kaw Valley Seeds Project: Saving tomato seeds
1:45 p.m. — Rachael Perry/Lawrence Community Garden Project: Community gardens
2:15 p.m. — Byron Wiley/ Lawrence Fruit Tree Project: Grafting fruit trees
The Kaw Valley Seeds Project is a nonprofit whose mission is to create a Local Living Seed Reserve by fostering a network of people committed to growing and eating, sharing and bartering, buying and selling seed varieties that are native to or thrive in the Kansas River Valley. In addition, the project’s goal is to educate the general public on the pleasures of growing their own food by teaching them how to save, store and plant seeds from their own gardens, and where to obtain organic and local seed lines.
More information about the Kaw Valley Seeds Project is online at http://www.facebook.com/kawvalleyseeds
See the Events tab for the most recent information about the fair, including a list of exhibitors.
The Kaw Valley Seeds Project is a sub-group of the Kansas Area Watershed Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Lawrence. The Seeds Project was founded in 2009 by Douglas County residents.
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Contact:
* Kirsten Bosnak, media coordinator, Kaw Valley Seeds Project, 785-864-6267 (office/day), 785-856-5745 (home/evening);
moonfarm @ sunflower . com.
* Laura Green, Kaw Valley Seeds Project Fair coordinator, 785-864-4896 (office/day); 785-550-4757 (home/evening).
* Daniel Bentley, Kaw Valley Seeds Project coordinator, 785-842-4418.
Website: www.facebook.com/kawvalleyseeds (see Events tab for info page on the Fair).
Photos from last year’s fair, local seeds, fair promotional materials, etc., available upon request.
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