Would I be correct in assuming that swap is restricted to US citizens only ?

@signet - Heather, indirectly, yes. If you have someone you know with a US address, though, that you can have everything sent to/from, you are welcome to join and we'd love to have you.

Heather, I would be DELIGHTED to forward your package to DnD and then forward his back to you.

I've missed your great Tomato and Pepper swap!

Rick, what a generous offer!

Heather, this will allow you to join this year!

[Edited to tag @signet ]

Most of the variety in my tomato stash came from Heather's swap.

Good to see you online again, Heather!

I have missed those tomato swaps, too! The other tomato swaps offer nothing like the scope of varieties in Heather's swaps.

Hi Rick , that is a wonderful offer you have made but I must clarify that I think you are mistaking me for someone else in regards to the tomato and pepper swap you have referred to . I would love to take the accolades but I can't claim responsibility for it unfortunately . So if you want to rescind your offer I will understand . I appreciate the thought.

signet said:Would I be correct in assuming that swap is restricted to US citizens only ?

poisondartfrog is hosting a swap open to people outside the US.


http://garden.org/apps/swap/vi...

I stand corrected - "the other Heather" lives in Calgary.

Probably I can use a "flat rate Priority padded envelope" between myself and the host, and probably your trades would fit into that OK. If so, then I have no extra cost to relay your seeds, since the padded envelope is about the same price as a small Priority box.

The only problem would be if getting through customs on the way to me slows down your seeds so much they're late for the swap.

So I would be happy to do it, just let the host and I know.

If you worry about paying back favors, and "any Heather from Canada is a friend of mine" doesn't cover it, maybe some day post a photo to one of the "chicken" threads in the Farming Forum, or start a pot-bellied pig thread.

Ah , Heather MacDonald is the Heather responsible for the tomato and pepper seed trade. Nice lady ! I have traded with her a number of times over the years on Gardenweb . I think though , I will pass on this swap Rick. I do appreciate your generous offer but between having too much on my plate this time of year along with having to worry about border issues which no one needs ( including you ) then I think the better part of valor is to bow out .
I will be watching avidly to see how it all works and maybe some time in the future can participate in a seed swap .

Hope everyone has a great holiday season and new year .

I hope we do get a chance to swap some day.

The few times I've sent seeds across our common border, they always went through ... eventually. Sometimes fast and sometimes slowly.

I think I calculated once that we could have WALKED the seeds faster from Calgary to Seattle (or vice versa) than they went by mail including a long layover in Customs.

Well, maybe not - 1,000 km = 620 miles. 200 hours. 25 days at 8 hours per day at 3 MPH (ignoring mountains). Close, anyway! Only 8+ days if you could walk 24 hours per day.