Paradise Seed Library

03/22/2026

This should be a good one!

03/21/2026

Last Saturday was the perfect day for our 11th Annual Paradise Seed & Plant Swap!

The weather was perfect and everyone was so cheery and supportive, it was great to see all of the different seeds, plants, and other garden goodies that people brought with them to share.
This was definitely our biggest turnout of community since we started doing this, we might have to expand next year to make more room.

We had some wonderful organizations set-up to help you find the answers to all your gardening/landscaping questions and connect with local community groups, gardens and other plant projects.
Thank you Butte County Local Food Network, Regenerating Paradise, Paradise Rotary Interact Club, Neighborhood Habitat Certificate Program/AltaCal Bird Alliance, The Monarch Fellowship Hub, and the ladies from the upcoming Ridge Homesteading Faire!

Once again, our local Paradise Starbucks donated coffee and some other goodies that helped us run smoothly through the day. Thank you Karen Farris for going above and beyond, you are amazing!

This year we had so many amazing Volunteers, it kind of felt like when we first started out with a large group.
Thank you ladies from 7 Ridges Herbal Cooperative for helping package seeds and showing up to help with all things seed swap.
Cynthia, Lauren, Allie, Calli-Jane, Maria, Katie, Linda, Leslie, Jeannie, & Jeannie, couldn't have done it without your help!

Thank you to Paradise Masonic Lodge for always being accommodating for our event.
Sherri Scott from Harvests & Habitats Nursery once again brought all of her beautiful plants to offer up to the community, and who always shares resources with us. Inspiration from the Chico Seed & Scion Swap is where all this started, thank you so much!

A huge thank you going out to Peenk Ster (Charlene) for doing so much work with the advertising and bringing so many seed packets, we really appreciate all you do for the seed community!

And lastly thank you to our community, so many individuals donated seeds & plants, even people who were unable to attend.
Seed Saving is a very important and useful skill; we are so grateful for everyone who donated. Thank you to the many seed companies that have donated to our events and community/school gardens year after year.
And thanks to you all we easily raised enough $ to pay for next year's rental of the hall.

Keep your eyes peeled for some amazing upcoming events, and if you missed the seed swap feel free to visit the Little Free Seed Library to get some seeds for your garden or yard.
See you next year!


Swap Grow Organic Seed Savers Exchange High Mowing Organic Seeds Adaptive Seeds Fedco Seeds West Coast Seeds Baker Creek Seeds Eden Brothers Cooperative Garden Commision

03/18/2026

Did you miss the Paradise Seed & Plant Swap this past Saturday?

We stocked some of the leftovers into the Little Free Seed Library at 5696 Brookview Way.

Please visit during daylight hours and keep your take of individual packets to 5. There are envelopes for the bulk seed. Flowers on the bottom shelf. Enjoy!

02/20/2026

Here it is! The 12th Annual Local Nursery Crawl Flyer! It’s going to be another great Crawl!

02/06/2026

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02/03/2026

The 16th Annual Chico Seed & Scion Swap was one for the books!

The weather was beautiful and the community really showed up to this much anticipated event. People brought everything from seeds, bulbs, vines, cuttings, scions, growing tools & supplies, books, containers, even potted plants & trees!

The homegrown seed exchange was neat to participate in, so many had great stories and knowledge to share about their growing experiences. That's where all the best seed are. Hope we can see more of this at our Paradise Seed & Plant Swap on March 14th!

Thank you to Sherri Scott & Harvests & Habitats Nursery for keeping this amazing event alive each year. It takes a lot of work and a lot of help to pull all of this together and somehow it gets better and better!

Thank you to the 1078 Gallery & Equilateral Coffee for hosting. It is so nice to have coffee & art while you are seed swapping!

There were so many individuals who came out to volunteer, I'm not going to try and name everyone because I know I will forget some. Thank you to each and every human who took the time to make this such a beautiful day!!

See you at the Paradise Swap on March 14th, at the Paradise Masonic Lodge! (details soon)

01/24/2026

The Chico Seed & Scion Swap is this Sunday, don't miss out on this great event! 🌱🌱🌱

Also, save the date for the Paradise Seed & Plant Swap on March 14th at the Paradise Masonic Lodge. All details coming soon!

01/13/2026

I put some more crimson clover seed out at the food stand in a bucket (please don't take the bucket) next to the little free seed library. Paper bags are there to use.

5696 Brookview Way in Paradise. Please visit during daylight hours and drive slowly. 🙏

11/10/2025

We had a wonderful time at the tree giveaway event put on by Camp Fire Restoration Project this weekend in Paradise!

There was a huge turnout and we were able to share seeds with so many wonderful people rebuilding their homes & property.

We put the leftover seed into the little free seed library at 5696 Brookview Way.

Also, since there was a big interest in the crimson clover seed, we put a bucket of seed there as well.
There are paper bags to use, please don't take the buckets. 🙏

Some decorative pumpkins and zinnias for the taking too!

10/03/2025

https://www.chelseagreen.com/2025/seed-as-a-common-resource-crops-and-the-people-who-nurture-them/

Seeds strengthen our connections to what we grow and eat; they are intrinsic to our identity and our future. I cherish seed as a common resource that all the world should be able to access freely.