4-H leader Susan Rapp, left, carries in Princess with her daughter Sydney Rapp, 8. They live in Sylvania Township. Susan Rapp is in the Urban Agriculture program at Owens Community College. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012
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Maumee Valley Herb Society members Dianne Toffler, of Whitehouse, left, and Sandy O'Connell, of Temperance, Michigan, setting up the herbs for the swap. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.
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Health Foods by Claudia's Austin Roscoe, of Sylvania, right, talking with Wendy Winn, center, and Diana Schwind, both of Maumee. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.
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A crowd waits for the doors to be opened for the event. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.
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Sharon Robinson, of Rossford, left, and Sharon Diefenthaler, of Lambertville, and master gardener Bill Lindeman (cq), of Oregon, organizing the heirloom seed table before the start of the event. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012
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CTY seedswap26p Anna Miller, of North Baltimore, of Quarry Farms Gourds, carving a gourd at the event. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012
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Kelly Savino, with a basket of "seed bombs"-clay, soil, and wild flower seeds-created by the artists at Shared Lives studio with seeds donated by Toledo GROWS. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.. The Blade/Jetta Fraser
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Toledo GROWS project coordinator Alison Wood-Osmun, left, and some of the crowd at the event. Under her hand is a basket of "seed bombs"-clay, soil, and wild flower seeds-created by the artists at Shared Lives studio with seeds donated by Toledo GROWS. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012
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Anna Pasternak, of Blissfield, Michigan, left, exchanges a ticket for an herb with Shiela Thomas, co-president of the Maumee Valley Herb Society. Pasternak says it is her first seed swap, and "definitely" worth attending. The MVHS offered seeds and/or seedlings of herbs from sage to garlic chives. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.
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John Pappas, of Temperance, Michigan, talks with Joe Balderas of the Sofia Quintero Art Cultural Center, Inc. of Toledo. The birdhouses were made by children at the center. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.
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A crowd waits for the doors to be opened for the event. Seeds, seedlings, and other garden paraphernalia are disbursed from noon to 3 p.m. at the Erie Street Market as part of the free Seed Swap in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 2012.
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