Centre Moves, the State College Borough and the Student Farm are teaming up this year to offer the annual Community Seed Swap! Share seeds with fellow gardeners, try new plant varieties and learn gardening tips for any skill level throughout the whole month of April. To keep the community safe, the seeds will be exchanged in seed libraries throughout the area, and programming will be offered virtually. Continue reading to find out where to get seeds, what types of programming is available, and how you can win prizes!

Seed Swap Locations

*Available while supplies last

Centre County Library – Bellefonte
200 North Allegheny Street
Bellefonte, PA 16823

Centre County Library – Centre Hall
109 West Beryl Street
Centre Hall, PA 16828

Centre County Library – Philipsburg
17 North Front Street
Philipsburg, PA 16866

State College Municipal Building
243 S Allen Street
State College, PA 16801

Gardening Resources

Gardeners of all skill levels can find resources to help improve their gardening techniques on the Centre Moves website! Resources include videos, podcasts, apps, calendars and more. In the first week, gardeners can also watch a special set of On-Demand videos and then enter to win door prizes like seed starting kits and gift cards to Tait Farm Foods. The instructions to enter are within the videos.

On-Demand videos include:

  • Planning your garden

  • Designing your garden layout

  • Container gardening

  • Feeding your family with your garden

  • Learn about garden tools

Find the full list of gardening resources here!

Saving Your Garden’s Seeds

The Student Farm Club will also be hosting a presentation called “Saving Your Garden’s Seeds: Tips for Saving and Why It Matters,” for gardeners to attend! Marc Kepler will lead the event and talk about his experiences and advice for saving seeds.

Seed saving brings a lot of benefits to gardeners. It saves them money every year so that they don’t have to buy all their seeds, ensures that they’ll be able to replant their favorite varieties, helps maintain genetic diversity within plants and more. In this presentation, we will explore the world of seed saving and how you can be a part of it!

Join us for a virtual discussion about this valuable gardening skill on Thursday, April 8 from 6-7 pm! Register for the event here.