It is no secret that Seedy Saturday is by far my very favourite gardening event of the year. It’s a great way to trade and purchase local, organic and heirloom seeds and support small gardening and seed suppliers. It is also a turning point in moving forward from out of winter and starting to think about how much ass your garden is going to kick over the coming year!
Seedy Saturday events are starting to pop up across Canada and it seems to be spreading and growing every year. In fact some cities have already had their’s this year!
Vancouver, BC: Saturday, Feb 24.
Mississauga, ON: Saturday, Feb 24.
Winnipeg, MB: Saturday, Feb 24.
Ottawa, ON: Saturday, March 3.
Hamilton, ON: Sunday, March 4.
Halifax, NS: Saturday, March 10.
Toronto, ON: Saturday, March 17 – My local. I’ll be there with a table as always! Check out a photo from last year’s event.
Saskatoon, SK: Saturday, March 17.
Calgary, AB: Saturday, March 17.
Edmonton, AB: Saturday, March 25.
See the full list including locations and contact information here.
Yes! We already had ours in Oshawa. It was a little sad, though. I might have to come to Toronto, too.
I’m so mad I’m going to be missing it this year.
*grumble*
To bad it hasn’t spread to the states yet……..
Here in Victoria, aka The Garden City, it was Saturday February 17, 2007… the 14th annual Seed and Garden Show. Oh to my delight… spring is near! (:
I missed it this year… I was really looking forward to listening to Des Kennedy about organic gardening. Nonetheless, it was hosted by my beloved James Bay Market Society (which is always a joy on Saturday mornings at the corner of Superior and Menzies) so I can get the inside scoop anyways!
BTW..
Qualicum Beach had an amazing get together this year… lots of homegrown talent up yonder!
*Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas…*
Happy Blooming… !
Here in little ol’ Lunenburg Nova Scotia, we are having our first Seedy Saturday on March 24. A bit late since I have already begun the seed trays but I am looking forward to it. Can anyone offer tips on how it all plays out? How many seeds to give out in one packet? What do you usually put them in? Thanks.