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#NashvilleTN - #TakeAndGrow Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
#NashvillePublicLibrary Main Branch
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219"Drop in and take home a free herb growing kit!
Available on Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, or while supplies last. Limit 1 take & grow kit per week.
Event held in the Popular Materials Department, 1st floor."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwn #GrowingHerbs #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #NPLSeedExchange
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#NashvilleTN - #TakeAndGrow Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
#NashvillePublicLibrary Main Branch
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219"Drop in and take home a free herb growing kit!
Available on Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, or while supplies last. Limit 1 take & grow kit per week.
Event held in the Popular Materials Department, 1st floor."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwn #GrowingHerbs #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #NPLSeedExchange
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#NashvilleTN - #TakeAndGrow Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
#NashvillePublicLibrary Main Branch
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219"Drop in and take home a free herb growing kit!
Available on Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, or while supplies last. Limit 1 take & grow kit per week.
Event held in the Popular Materials Department, 1st floor."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwn #GrowingHerbs #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #NPLSeedExchange
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#NashvilleTN - #TakeAndGrow Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
#NashvillePublicLibrary Main Branch
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219"Drop in and take home a free herb growing kit!
Available on Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, or while supplies last. Limit 1 take & grow kit per week.
Event held in the Popular Materials Department, 1st floor."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwn #GrowingHerbs #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #NPLSeedExchange
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#NashvilleTN - #TakeAndGrow Tuesdays
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
#NashvillePublicLibrary Main Branch
615 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219"Drop in and take home a free herb growing kit!
Available on Tuesdays from 11 am to 2 pm, or while supplies last. Limit 1 take & grow kit per week.
Event held in the Popular Materials Department, 1st floor."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwn #GrowingHerbs #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #NPLSeedExchange
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#NashvilleTN - #SeedSwap and Share at #ShelbyPark Community Center
#NashvillePublicLibrary #SeedExchangeWhen: Saturday, February 28, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Description: "Join us for a seed swap and share, co-hosted by Nashville Public Library and the Shelby Park Community Center. Bring seeds to share and swap, or drop by to select seeds and chat with fellow gardeners. All are welcome - no registration required."
Event held offsite at Shelby Park Community Center, 401 S 20th Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
For more information about preparing and labeling seeds for swapping, visit https://library.nashville.org/event/seed-exchange.
"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."
https://library.nashville.gov/events/seed-exchange#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #Gardening
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#NashvilleTN - #SeedSwap and Share at #ShelbyPark Community Center
#NashvillePublicLibrary #SeedExchangeWhen: Saturday, February 28, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Description: "Join us for a seed swap and share, co-hosted by Nashville Public Library and the Shelby Park Community Center. Bring seeds to share and swap, or drop by to select seeds and chat with fellow gardeners. All are welcome - no registration required."
Event held offsite at Shelby Park Community Center, 401 S 20th Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
For more information about preparing and labeling seeds for swapping, visit https://library.nashville.org/event/seed-exchange.
"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."
https://library.nashville.gov/events/seed-exchange#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #Gardening
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#NashvilleTN - #SeedSwap and Share at #ShelbyPark Community Center
#NashvillePublicLibrary #SeedExchangeWhen: Saturday, February 28, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Description: "Join us for a seed swap and share, co-hosted by Nashville Public Library and the Shelby Park Community Center. Bring seeds to share and swap, or drop by to select seeds and chat with fellow gardeners. All are welcome - no registration required."
Event held offsite at Shelby Park Community Center, 401 S 20th Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
For more information about preparing and labeling seeds for swapping, visit https://library.nashville.org/event/seed-exchange.
"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."
https://library.nashville.gov/events/seed-exchange#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #Gardening
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#NashvilleTN - #SeedSwap and Share at #ShelbyPark Community Center
#NashvillePublicLibrary #SeedExchangeWhen: Saturday, February 28, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Description: "Join us for a seed swap and share, co-hosted by Nashville Public Library and the Shelby Park Community Center. Bring seeds to share and swap, or drop by to select seeds and chat with fellow gardeners. All are welcome - no registration required."
Event held offsite at Shelby Park Community Center, 401 S 20th Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
For more information about preparing and labeling seeds for swapping, visit https://library.nashville.org/event/seed-exchange.
"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."
https://library.nashville.gov/events/seed-exchange#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #Gardening
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#NashvilleTN - #SeedSwap and Share at #ShelbyPark Community Center
#NashvillePublicLibrary #SeedExchangeWhen: Saturday, February 28, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Description: "Join us for a seed swap and share, co-hosted by Nashville Public Library and the Shelby Park Community Center. Bring seeds to share and swap, or drop by to select seeds and chat with fellow gardeners. All are welcome - no registration required."
Event held offsite at Shelby Park Community Center, 401 S 20th Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
For more information about preparing and labeling seeds for swapping, visit https://library.nashville.org/event/seed-exchange.
"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."
https://library.nashville.gov/events/seed-exchange#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #Gardening
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#AntiochTN - #RaisedBedGardening
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Southeast Branch, #NashvillePublicLibrary
5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy
#201
Antioch, TN 37013Description: "Join a Master Gardener to learn how to create a successful raised bed garden including site selection, installation and construction, soil characteristics and growing substrate, crop selection and management, and the potential drawbacks of raised beds."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #GrowYourOwn
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#AntiochTN - #RaisedBedGardening
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Southeast Branch, #NashvillePublicLibrary
5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy
#201
Antioch, TN 37013Description: "Join a Master Gardener to learn how to create a successful raised bed garden including site selection, installation and construction, soil characteristics and growing substrate, crop selection and management, and the potential drawbacks of raised beds."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #GrowYourOwn
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#AntiochTN - #RaisedBedGardening
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Southeast Branch, #NashvillePublicLibrary
5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy
#201
Antioch, TN 37013Description: "Join a Master Gardener to learn how to create a successful raised bed garden including site selection, installation and construction, soil characteristics and growing substrate, crop selection and management, and the potential drawbacks of raised beds."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #GrowYourOwn
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#AntiochTN - #RaisedBedGardening
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Southeast Branch, #NashvillePublicLibrary
5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy
#201
Antioch, TN 37013Description: "Join a Master Gardener to learn how to create a successful raised bed garden including site selection, installation and construction, soil characteristics and growing substrate, crop selection and management, and the potential drawbacks of raised beds."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #GrowYourOwn
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#AntiochTN - #RaisedBedGardening
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Southeast Branch, #NashvillePublicLibrary
5260 Hickory Hollow Pkwy
#201
Antioch, TN 37013Description: "Join a Master Gardener to learn how to create a successful raised bed garden including site selection, installation and construction, soil characteristics and growing substrate, crop selection and management, and the potential drawbacks of raised beds."
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #BuildingCommunity #Gardening #GrowYourOwn
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Seed Protocol - from the #NashvillePublicLibrary !
"We ask that, when you bring seed to the Nashville Public Library Seed Exchange, you follow certain protocol. We want people who take seeds to get what is on the label, and we want to protect against passing on disease.
Basic Protocol
Adapted from the Seed Protocol from the West County Community Seed Exchange, Sonoma Co., California.
- Save seeds from healthy plants. Even if a disease does not get passed on through the seed, we do like to have some selection for disease resistance by only saving from healthy, strong plants.
- Save seeds from multiple plants so that the seed has some genetic diversity in it. The quantity of plants that is optimum depends on the type of plant. For self-pollinating plants a minimum of 6 plants is necessary. For cross-pollinating plants, you’ll want to save from a much larger population.
- If the plant cross-pollinates, you’ll want to make sure to keep it isolated so it stays 'true to type.' Check with a seed saving chart or book to get proper isolation distances.
- When you give seeds to the Seed Exchange, please label with as much information as you can.
- Many people like to save seeds from a favorite plant that might not be harvested from multiple plants or from a plant that isn’t super healthy. Some people like to save seeds from interesting crosses. You are welcome to bring those seeds. Just make sure you write that down on the label so others know they are participating in your experiment.Guidelines for Returning Seeds
- Dry: Make sure seeds are dry.
- Clean: Return reasonably clean seeds by removing as much of the chaff as possible.
- Properly saved: Only return seeds from plants that you know how to save properly.
~ Some seeds can be fairly reliably saved without cross-pollination (and unintentional hybridization). These include tomatoes, beans, peas, and lettuce.
~ Only return seeds from the brassica (ex. broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts, cabbage) or cucurbit (ex. cucumbers, squash, melons) families if you have taken appropriate steps to prevent cross-pollination, such as hand-pollinating.
- Label! Label! Label! Give us as much information as possible (variety, location, year saved, helpful hints, etc.). Remember that people only have as much information about a seed as what you have written on the package in order to decide if it is a plant that they would like to grow. More information is better.
- Share the abundance: If you have lots of seeds, consider donating lots! We share with Seed Exchange locations across Davidson County.Thank you for saving seeds!"
Source:
https://library.nashville.gov/about/policies/seed-protocol#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSaving #SeedSwaps #LibrariesRule #GrowYourOwn #Gardening
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#Tennessee: #NashvillePublicLibrary, #Goodlettsville Branch
Spring #PlantSwap / #SeedExchange
When: Saturday, April 5, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: GoodlettsvilleDescription: "Do you have too many seeds, seedlings, or plants? Bring your extras and share with the community. Don't forget to checkout seeds from our Seed Exchange!"
Contact: Goodlettsville (615) 862-5862
https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-8a3e8e4b-93073382-0194-95829436-00002ce4.ics
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedSwap #SeedSharing #PlantSwap #BuildingCommunity #Gardening -
#Tennessee: #NashvillePublicLibrary, Green Hills Branch
Vegetable #ContainerGardening
When: Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Green HillsDescription: "Learn how growing plants in containers can expand your gardening options! Discover you can easily and successfully grow a variety of vegetables, flowers, and fruits in containers as varied as pots, tires and satellite dishes."
Contact: Green Hills (615) 862-5863
https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/event/eventView.do?b=de&href=/public/cals/MainCal/CAL-8a3e8e4b-9569b067-0195-b50201f3-00007226.ics
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #VegetableGardening #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity #Gardening -
#Tennessee: #NashvillePublicLibrary #SeedExchange
"The Seed Exchange offers access to local librarians who will support, coach, and cheer you on as you grow your own home, school, church, or community garden. The best part about our Seed Exchange: it’s free! All you need is a library card."
Borrow Seeds
"Use your library card to borrow vegetable, herb, and flower seeds at Main Library and select branches. Find a Seed Exchange location near you. Borrowing seeds is free. All you need is a Nashville Public Library card."
Grow Plants"NPL’s Seed Exchange offers access to local librarians who will support, coach and cheer you on as you grow your own home, school, church or community garden. We’re also working with local farmers, gardeners and community agencies to offer free gardening workshops throughout the year."
Return Seeds
"Once the season is over, harvest seeds from your garden and return them to the library. We ask that you follow certain protocol when harvesting seeds to share with the Seed Exchange. We want people who take seed to get what was on the label and we want to protect from passing on disease.
"Additionally, we are always looking for #OpenPollinated, #HeirloomSeeds from anyone in the community who is willing to share, a little or a lot.
"Our Seed Protocol [linked below] includes guidelines for properly saving and preparing seeds to share."
https://library.nashville.org/events/seed-exchange
Seed protocol:
https://library.nashville.org/about/policies/seed-protocol
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #SeedLibrary #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #Gardening -
#Tennessee: #LibraryOfThings at the #NashvillePublicLibrary
"Why buy when you can borrow? The Library of Things features an array of useful items—including activities and games, health and fitness equipment, tools and electronics, food and party items, crafts and hobbies, and musical instruments—that you can borrow for free for up to 3 weeks."
Items include: Guitars, keyboards, ukuleles, and other musical instruments, radon detectors, baking supplies, tool kits, board games, fitness and sports equipment, and craft and hobby items.
FMI: https://library.nashville.org/services/library-things
#LibrariesRule #Libraries #LibrariesOfThings #SharingEconomy #SolarPunkSunday #BorrowDontBuy #Degrowth #CircularEconomy