It started with a group of biology students who arranged free seed exchange stations at the University of Guam science building in December last year.
Xiao Wei, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Guam, asked her students to launch a community outreach project and thought a seed share program would be interesting. But 70 days and hundreds of seeds later, she and the rest of the class are still sharing “pay it forward” seeds.
The first month of the program, before the University of Guam entered Christmas break, Laura Gombar, a senior at the University of Guam and the program manager of the project, saw varieties of peppers, eggplants, lemons, and soursop on the shelves. She didn t keep track of the number of people coming to the seed exchange station.
In an effort to prevent wildfires, the Guam Department of Agriculture offers free Christmas tree chipping services at its Mangilao headquarters.
The Christmas Tree Drop begins Jan. 7 and continues through Jan. 12. Residents can bring their Christmas trees to the warehouse parking lot diagonally across the street from the Guam Department of Agriculture s main building from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We recognize that many people sometimes just burn their Christmas trees. Please remember, we are now in dry season and windy conditions can quickly spread fire embers. the agency stated in news release. We are reminding the community that backyard burning is illegal without a permit.