The Scion Exchange
This is the event we host is the Seed Swap & Scion Exchange in Unity, ME at MOFGA, hosted on the last Sunday of March each year.
Details about this year’s Scion Exchange can be found here .
The Scion Exchange is an annual event in which many attendees bring free scionwood cuttings of any woody plant that can be grafted and offer them at no cost to other attendees. Begun in 1983 by members of the Maine Tree Crop Alliance, the Scion Exchange has been the source of grafting wood and grafting information for hundreds of folks from all over Maine and beyond, thus preserving and propagating both old time and modern varieties by dispersing free scionwood to anyone who will graft a tree.
In 1999 the Scion Exchange was combined with the Maine Seed Saving Network’s Seed Swap and moved from Unity College Gym to the Exhibition Hall at MOFGA’s Common Ground in Unity.
MTCA table at the 2019 Seed and Scion Exchange at MOFGA
The scionwood awaits amateur grafters to make their selections to bring home for grafting over the next few weeks. Below are the announcement and some more photos from the 2009 Scion exchange.
The 10th Annual Seed Swap
&
26th annual Scion Exchange
will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2009
at the MOFGA Exhibition Hall in Unity.
Doors open 9:00 AM
Events of the day will be posted at MOFGA’s website when ready.
Doors close at 4:00
For gardeners and orchardists it’s a little like having Christmas in March. On Saturday, March 28th, the Maine Tree Crop Alliance, the Maine Seed Saving Network, Fedco and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) will host the annual combined Seed Swap and Scionwood Exchange. The event will take place in the Exhibition Hall at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity. The event is free and open to the public.
There will be the usual selection of interesting educational workshops for seed savers and fruit enthusiasts, including seed saving and fruit tree grafting. Please bring any seeds, scionwood, or cuttings you have to share freely with others. These contributions are what make the day a success. We’ll supply the labels and tape and markers. On sale will be T-shirts, books, grafting supplies, rootstocks and even some rare seeds. There is no admission fee though donations are welcome. For more information, call or email the MOFGA office. Phone: 207-568-4142. Email: mofga@mofga.org.
MOFGA’s past Board President John Bunker says, “It’s is like the best yard sale ever!”
There is no admission charge, although donations are always welcome.
Tables loaded with scion wood labeled by variety, awaiting attendees to select what they will be grafting over the next few weeks.
