A special seed saving presentation will kick-off the North Olympic Library System’s Second Annual Skill Share Fair at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Port Angeles Library.

“Seed Saving: The Why and How” will showcase different ways of saving seeds, as well as how to harvest and preserve seeds from your own garden for future growing seasons.

This free presentation will be offered by local experts and community leaders Muriel Nesbitt and Pam Larsen. Nesbitt is a former program coordinator for the Master Gardeners of Clallam County and still is an active Master Gardener who enjoys growing vegetables and raising chickens.

Larsen is the developer of The Rainshadow Planting Guide, a planting scheduler for vegetable gardeners, and is the founder of Sequim Organic Gardeners and co-founder of the Community Organic Gardens of Sequim (COGS).

Following the seed saving presentation, the 2014 Skill Share Fair will be from noon-3 p.m. Skilled presenters from local businesses and organizations will be inside the library discussing their experiences, answering questions and offering demonstrations of their skills.

Participating organizations include Angeles Brewing, Around Again, Bike Garage, Cabled Fiber Studio, City of Port Angeles, Clallam County PUD, Les Schwab, WSU Clallam County Extension and many other individual experts.

Raffle prizes donated by Swain’s General Store and Airport Garden Center will be given away throughout the fair.

Seed Saving: The Why and How and the 2014 Skill Share Fair are offered free to the public through the generous support of the Port Angeles Friends of the Library. For more information, visit www.nols.org and click on “Events,” call the Port Angles Main Library at 360-417-8500, or send an e-mail to Lskye@nols.org.

The Port Angeles Main Library is at 2210 S. Peabody St. in Port Angeles.