Seed Jet and Giveaway

Hello All I hope everyone is having an awesome week! I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about an exciting new twist on your typical run-of-the-mill seed train, but first let it be known that I have nothing against your traditional seed train. I have taken part of many of them as well as one-on-one trades but the the one thing I dislike about seed trains was the amount of time it took to get the seeds (depending on your spot in line it could take a few weeks to a few months to get it). Then there is the cost (on a seed train that has a lot of people you could be spending $15 dollars or more just to ship it to the next person!) and in reality you may only be getting a few seeds. Many seeds you will miss out on since they will be added after you get the train. Let's not forget the hassle of keeping track of who has the seed train, when it was shipped from one person to the next or not knowing if it has been lost.

With one-on-one trading you are sending a few seeds to many people which can really add up especially if you are including a self addressed stamped envelope to receive the seeds back and you are handing your address out to many people which could or could not be a concern for you. Think about the amount you may spend on 10 trades with sending a SASE for return. The cost of one stamp both ways would be $.90 then add in the cost of two envelopes, let's say $.05 each for a total of $1.00. Now if you multiply that by 10 trades you are looking at $10.00 and you are not even guaranteed that you will receive your seeds in return!

Well, we hope to remedy the majority of those issues with the THE SEED JET. Our goal is for you to get a variety of seeds in a timely manner, less expensively and with timely updates on where your seeds are. THE SEED JET is not designed to profit in any way. Any participation fees requested are designed to cover the cost of supplies and shipping charges...so you save money, get a variety of seeds fast, and the seeds are double-checked to make sure they arrive safe and are of great quality. Any leftover fees will be used in giveaways once accumulation allows.

Basically how it works is:

1. Become a member of The Seed Jet on Facebook.

2. Sign up for one of the trading sessions (The Seed Jet #1 or The Seed Jet #2).

3. Pay the participation fee.

4. Send in your seeds to a central location once the Jet seats have been filled and you receive the address to send them to.

5. The seeds will be received at the central location, you will be notified of their arrival, and the seeds will then be checked, divided, and labeled in individual baggies to be split among the remaining passengers and their seeds will be split with you and the other passengers.

6. The return packages with the seed varieties will be shipped out to all the passengers and you will be notified that they are on their way to you.

7. Once you receive them back, you should contact the coordinator to let them know they arrived safely.

This is a pretty simple process! You are only spending the participation fee, one stamp and one envelope for multiple trades! Let's say the Jet has 11 seats (you plus 10 others). You will be sending 50 seeds of one type. The participation fee will be $3.00. So you are spending $3.00 plus one stamp, $.45, and one envelope, $.05, for a total of $3.50 for 10 trades!!! Plus you are guaranteed to receive your seeds and that you are sending your information to a secure location because the participation fees are paid through Paypal. That is a savings of $6.50 for each person on the Jet!

The Seed Jet is run by me, Ronnie @ TheSmallTownGardener, and my wife, Serena. If you have any questions you can contact one of us on Facebook. To join The Seed Jet and get more details on how to participate follow the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSeedJet/

In celebration of starting our first jet we are currently giving away a Japanese Hori Hori Garden Tool! If you have not heard of this handy-dandy tool you are missing out! It is the Swiss army knife of gardening/hunting/fishing tools! It has:

Bonsai collecting tool

Metal detecting tool

Multi-purpose garden tool

Hunting, fishing tool

and it comes with a heavy black vinyl plastic sheath and belt loop!

The stainless steel blade is very sharp and concave shaped for scooping soil and other materials. Because of its sharpness, it is excellent as a general purpose sporting knife. An indispensable tool for digging in the garden. It cuts and scrapes weed, roots and vegetables. Master gardeners love it. Comes with a heavy black vinyl plastic sheath and belt loop. You need to try it for yourself to appreciate what a great garden tool it is. 6 1/2-inch blade, 11 3/4-inch overall length. Made in Japan Some uses: Weeding, cutting roots, transplanting, removing bonsai plants from pots, sod cutting, dividing perennials, metal detecting, collecting and more. This tool can be considered the Swiss Army Knife for many outdoor uses from gardening, collecting, digging, sawing, chopping, measuring to untold other uses including but not limited to hunting and fishing.

You can receive many entries in the giveaway! Just follow the instructions below. The giveaway will be closed once both Jets are full so take advantage of the daily Twitter entry by tweeting the giveaway to maximize your chances!

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