Hi all,
When I got my start in gardening, more than ten years ago, I was a very active seed trader - the internet still felt new those days, and GardenWeb was a good place to find trading partners. Although I still collect seeds every year (and donate to a few society exchanges), I find that my seed trading activity has just about come to a halt: I still exchange with a few long-time trading partners, but I'm having a harder time finding new trading partners on the internet. GardenWeb is no longer as useful - their trade lists don't have a "use-by" date, so a good fraction of the lists are several years old, their owners no longer active. Also, I've arrived at a point where I appreciate a more "serious" approach to seed trading, with full botanical names, some idea of the seed's vintage, and a good shot at finding out-of-the-ordinary selections.
So I'm wondering - do you engage in seed trades? What are the best forums to do so? I'm halfway considering setting up a seed exchange on my website, incorporating features that I miss on other sites out there; but I'm quite aware that it is somewhat unlikely to gain critical mass in today's over-crowded world wide web. And I certainly don't want to create something that duplicates a perfectly good existing resource - maybe I just haven't found the best venue yet. I'd appreciate your thoughts and comments.
Rob
