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Seeds of Diversity : offers many guides for gardeners from the Seed Finder &   Seed Exchange , listings for  Seedy Saturday events, prevent seed variety extinction, and Community Seed Grow-outs projects . Over   150  Seedy Saturday  events (seed exchange events)  raised nearly 81% of their 2026 fundraising goal for these events before the new year began!  © Brummet Media Group  Seeds.ca/donate  “Last year, Seeds of Diversity' s seed savers grew and exchanged over 3350 different varieties of heritage vegetable, grain, flower, and herb seeds.  We gathered samples of the rarest varieties to back up in our seed collection, because 2090 of those were not available from any seed company in Canada.  We donated over 3400 packets of rare seeds to Seedy Saturdays/Sundays and seed swaps across the country.”  Are you looking for sources of Canadian seeds for your garden next year? This index of all the garden vegetable seeds in Canada...

Today, (below), I am sharing excerpted information taken from the S eeds of Diversity   e-newsletter.  Connecting #Canadian #Gardeners with Canadian #Seed Companies, and #Garden Suppliers.  Where to Get Canadian Seeds! Did you know that most of the vegetable seeds sold at big stores, and retailed by large seed companies, are produced in other countries, particularly the U.S.? Check the labels and look for Canadian-produced seeds. Canada has lots of great home-grown seeds, and we'll help you find them!   Use our  Canadian Seed Finder It makes sense that seeds produced near you will grow better than seeds produced in a different climate. That's why we've listed all the vegetable seeds available from 120 Canadian seed companies, and made it easy for you to filter them by region. You can even search for certified organic seeds, and bulk quantities. You have to check the details on each company's web site to find out which seeds are produced in Canada, but if they're...

Here, below, I have shared the S eeds of Diversity call out to Canadian gardeners who are willing to save seed varieties from extinction by producing one variety's seeds for the organization.  Written by Seeds of Diversity re: Community Seed Grow-outs 2025 Every year, we invite our members to participate in seed saving projects for beginners and experts. If you're new to saving seeds, or you have a few years of experience, we invite you to get involved in the Community Seed Grow-out projects below. These are aimed toward gardeners with good experience growing plants, enough space for proper seed-saving isolation, and an enthusiasm for multiplying seeds for next year's projects and for sharing with other gardeners in your community next year. If you have lots of experience, we invite you to join these projects too, but we especially need your help with our Core Seed Library grow-outs (please scroll to the bottom). All members are welcome to join. If your membership has exp...

Explaining Garden Terms Have you ever noticed how happy gardeners tend to be? Perhaps this comes from communing with nature, sharing nutrient-rich harvests with others, or knowing that every increased amount of food-producing greenery helps battle the environmental problems our world faces. For Dave and I, gardening– a.k.a. playing in the dirt - is just that. Play time, time for meditation and to listen to the birds. Yet, gardening can mean so much more. About 25 years ago our family became members of Canada's Heritage Seed Program - now known as Seeds of Diversity Canada - and have never looked back. This organization works with hundreds of seed-saving groups, government departments, individual gardeners and farmers all over the world to preserve a vast global seed bank. We have been proud to help save several varieties from extinction, forever, through our donations and activities for this organization.  In various discussions over the years we have noticed that there is a lot ...

Seed Libraries You've probably heard of corner libraries or free book libraries where people build little enclosures, placed in a public place, and these are used for people to freely share used books with anyone who wants to find something to read.   Recently I learned of a similar project for seeds, and I thought it was such a great idea that I had to create this post. In Fernie (BC, Canada) they have seeds available in envelopes or bags, stored inside glass jars. This library requires membership, at a lifetime fee of $10 members gain access to workshops, materials and seeds. Check out the article at:  https://seeds.ca/d/?t=a084e01200004293   Here in Creston we also have a seed saving group:  The Creston Community Seed Bank Society In response to this phenomenal idea, Seeds Of Diversity established a special page on their website discussing the topic and sharing locations where seed libraries currently exist. Find that here:  https://seeds.ca/d/?t=80af8...

Combatting Negativity You may be wondering why we share so many Recommended Resources  and eco-events on our blog. I was recently asked this very question by a member of the media... and there are several reasons.  Firstly, it offers similar organizations to become aware of one another and with the contact information they are able to network, learn from one another and collaborate on projects.  Secondly, it allows volunteers access to new opportunities, new experiences. It also gives those who are involved in fundraising events (or have the ability to donate funds) a chance to make a difference in a variety of ways.  And finally, I believe that we can combat much of the negativity in the world by celebrating all the positive, amazing, wonderful changes that are going on every day. For instance, just one organization – Center for Food Safety -  centerforfoodsafety.org – has been able to help get “ 12 bee-killing pesticides t...

Conscious Living Events November 15 Location: Stropol Roulant - Montreal, QC (Canada) Seeds of Diversity's Annual General Meeting @ 12 noon November 15th  is also  America Recycles Day  - raising awareness about recycling and purchasing of items made from recyclable materials. This day was set aside in 1997 by the  National Recycling Coalition. November 15-16 Location: Montreal, QC (Canada) EcoSgn Conference (Eastern Canada Organic Seed Growers Network) Info:   https://rb.gy/e479f2 November 21 Location: Fort Steele, BC (Canada) The 2019 Agricultural Learning Symposium on Invasive Weed Management incorporates a number of speakers and presentations re: innovations, opportunities and challenges that are emerging in this rapidly changing industry. Registration is limited. $10 per person. Early bird tickets available until Nov 11 - 30% off with code THEWORM Info:  https://www.ekisc.com/2019-agricultual-l...