April Seed Swap – CLOSED

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Welcome to the Michigan Seed Swap! We’re happy you’re here! 

This April seed swap is open to residents from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Please contact us on Instagram or via email at michiganseedswap@gmail.com if you have any questions about signing up!

We offer four options:

• Standard, includes only swap seeds and you must send in seeds
• Deluxe, includes swap seeds and gift and you must send in seeds
• Standard Buy-In, includes only swap seeds and you do not send in seeds
• Deluxe Buy-in, includes swap seeds and gift and you do not send in seeds

For folks sending in seeds: 

1. Within a few days of registration closing you will be notified via e-mail of how many participants will be in the swap. Please be prepared with at least 20 packets
2. Each seed packet should include 10-20 seeds per participant. For example if there are five participants, including yourself, you will prepare four seed packets
   • Each seed envelope should be labeled with:
     • Your IG username. If you’re not on IG, please include a different social media handle or some way to identify yourself!
     • The specific type of seed. Ex. “Atomic grape tomato” instead of “tomato”
     • More info isn’t required, but is appreciated
   • If you’d like, include a “wish list” of seeds you’d like to add to your collection and we will do our best when divvying up the seeds
   • Only clean and well-kept viable seeds should be included
   • Please include seeds you’d be happy to share with friends rather than “rejects” from previous swaps. Heirloom seeds are encouraged but not required
3. Mail your packets to the seed swap host who will split them up into equal groups and mail them back out
4. Wait for your seeds to arrive

Consider making your own packets like fellow Michigander Jenna Hoebeke. Find her tutorial here. 

If you’re short on time, these convenient Kraft Envelopes from Amazon should help you to quickly manage your seeds for the swap!

For folks participating in the buy-in, it is simple! You sign up, you wait for seeds to come in. Easy as pie!

If you’re on Instagram, follow the Michigan Seed Swap for behind-the-scenes content and daily swap updates!