Kale seeds are easy to save and can be used for sprouts & microgreens. Picture by Janet Wallace Our community’s 1st Annual Seedy Saturday has been rescheduled to April 14th.
Hosted by Foods of the Fundy Valley, the event at Caledonia Regional High School in Hillsborough will include seed sellers, garden-related local businesses and organizations, and a community seed swap. There will also be talks throughout the day and Foods of the Fundy Valley will offer their delicious soup bar at the event!
Hosted by Foods of the Fundy Valley, the event at Caledonia Regional High School in Hillsborough will include seed sellers, garden-related local businesses and organizations, and a community seed swap. There will also be talks throughout the day and Foods of the Fundy Valley will offer their delicious soup bar at the event!
What’s a Seedy Saturday?
Seedy Saturdays are held across the country and around the world. These events bring together like-minded gardeners, farmers, seed savers and community members passionate about mindful gardening, food security and our environment.
What’s a Community Seed Swap?
Simply bring seeds and swap them! This free exchange allows gardeners of all levels to swap seeds with others in the community at the Community Seed Swap table at the event. It’s a chance to find unusual seeds or learn about something you’ve never grown before.
Presentations include:
11:15am. Farmers Browns Greenhouse: Seed Starting
Noon. Lunch: FFV Soup Bar
1pm. Greg Wingate of Mapple Farm: Tomato Talk and Seedsaving Q&A
2pm. Frank Cochrane of Cochrane Family Farms- Growing in Raised Beds
3pm. Tatum Andrews of Bear Roots Forest- Growing Medicinal Herbs
Come out to celebrate the beginning of spring!
Vendors that will be at the event:
Farmers Browns Greenhouse - farmerbrowns.ca
Mapple Farm - www.mapplefarm.com
Fundy Farms - facebook.com/FundyFarmslocalharvest
Annapolis Seeds - www.annapolisseeds.com
Tansy Lane Herb Farm - www.tansylane.ca
Hillsborough Farmers Market - facebook.com/HillsboroughFarmersMarket
Cochrane Family Farm - cochranefamilyfarm.com
Jems Preserves
Bee Wise Beekeeping
Bear Roots Forest- bearrootsforest.ca
Curryville Community Center- Veseys Bulb Fundraiser
Foods of the Fundy Valley Soup Bar and Information
CR Yardworks & Equipment - crequipment.ca
AND MORE TO COME!
Seedy Saturdays are held across the country and around the world. These events bring together like-minded gardeners, farmers, seed savers and community members passionate about mindful gardening, food security and our environment.
What’s a Community Seed Swap?
Simply bring seeds and swap them! This free exchange allows gardeners of all levels to swap seeds with others in the community at the Community Seed Swap table at the event. It’s a chance to find unusual seeds or learn about something you’ve never grown before.
Presentations include:
11:15am. Farmers Browns Greenhouse: Seed Starting
Noon. Lunch: FFV Soup Bar
1pm. Greg Wingate of Mapple Farm: Tomato Talk and Seedsaving Q&A
2pm. Frank Cochrane of Cochrane Family Farms- Growing in Raised Beds
3pm. Tatum Andrews of Bear Roots Forest- Growing Medicinal Herbs
Come out to celebrate the beginning of spring!
Vendors that will be at the event:
Farmers Browns Greenhouse - farmerbrowns.ca
Mapple Farm - www.mapplefarm.com
Fundy Farms - facebook.com/FundyFarmslocalharvest
Annapolis Seeds - www.annapolisseeds.com
Tansy Lane Herb Farm - www.tansylane.ca
Hillsborough Farmers Market - facebook.com/HillsboroughFarmersMarket
Cochrane Family Farm - cochranefamilyfarm.com
Jems Preserves
Bee Wise Beekeeping
Bear Roots Forest- bearrootsforest.ca
Curryville Community Center- Veseys Bulb Fundraiser
Foods of the Fundy Valley Soup Bar and Information
CR Yardworks & Equipment - crequipment.ca
AND MORE TO COME!
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