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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...

Have a passion for butterflies? How about birds? Or photo contests? Well this event might be for you !  Join in the fun at the Texas Butterfly Festival (USA) Oct 26 - 29th 2024, where you may spot some of the 250 varieties of butterflies, or 300 varieties of birds.  Learn more:  https://texasbutterflyfestival.com/ ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

Pollinator Week Canada 2024 June 17 - 23 Pollinator Week is a project that was started  by Pollinator Partnerships Canada in 2007 and soon grew to become an international event with National Pollinator Week events happening across the planet.  Learn about pollinators, citizen science and back yard or school projects... promote pollinator health by spreading the word and planting gardens.  Scan for online webinars, in person gatherings, garden tours and farm tours... there is a lot going on! Visit  https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/ to download their toolkits, participate in projects and discover tons of resources and organizations. And don't forget to learn how to preserve those amazing summer harvests produced by local small farmers! Check out this cookbook: From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious Nutritious Recipes . 

Looking for cool plant swap sites? Give and get free plants via:    EMSWCD Native Plant Swap   and   WWRC Native Plant Swap ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~  

The Xerces Society will host a webinar on May 15th about providing habitat and protecting invertebrates from pesticides in residential landscapes.  Visit their website  for more information. ~~~     Follow & Find Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~    

Planting for positive change is a real passion of ours.  Not only can we grow food that is harvested at it's peak nutritional level, with amazing flavour, and... for free - but we also reduce the environmental impact of our menu plan.  Add some flowering annuals, trees, shrubs and a wildflower or two - This will attract more pollinators who will ensure that you get a great harvest.  These plants provide food, shelter and habitat for a number of very important and beautiful creatures.  As you expand the plantings and potted plants a great number of bees of all shapes and sizes will start appearing.  What was that that just fluttered by? O how beautiful!  Witness the butterflies, sphynx moths, evening moths and tiny birds that are now dropping into your yard for a welcome respite.  Sound like an amazing experience? Well it is... and we have done it here on our property.  It wasn't long before my interest renewed in itentifying them,learning their na...

Everyone that knows us thinks of gardening... our yard is often receiving comments and when we share produce the recipients swear it is the best they've ever tasted. Filling one's pantry and freezer is always a plus, and of course we enjoy all the fresh fruits, nuts and veggies harvests and their incredible flavors packed with nutrients... what is not to love about that? Using gardening as a healing or therapy tool is known as Horticultural therapy, or therapeutic horticulture, is used in many arenas from hospitals, senior centres, physiotherapy clinics, dental offices and counselling service providers, for recovery centres and jail institutions as well. Gardening, to me, is a therapeutic physical activity that takes me out of the office and the long list of to-do's - and creates this place where I can relax. Gardening is a creative art and- like painting - I am out there playing with colors and textures to create something beautiful. It is also very distracting... you can ...

The  Recommended Resources  series has been published for 2 decades & can include:   Positive impact organizations    Conscious Living Genre Events   Citizen Science Projects    Links to helpful articles Starting us off, here are 2 fantastic resources on learning about local pollinator-friendly (native) plants - and planting guides - to help you in your efforts to create a more sustainable world :)  https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/en/find-your-roots https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/en/ecoregional-planting-guides This next resource is for seniors... helping them find ways of preventing injuries and extending their independence.  https://primeweld.com/blogs/news/diy-home-modifications-for-senior-fall-prevention ~~~   Find the Brummet's Books via :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet   & https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~

For quite some time I found myself pausing to grasp at words that could embrace the impact this discussion I had with Benjamin Diaz, host of the Your Lot And Parcel #Podcast . How to express the smooth, comfortable flow of this 47 min. conversation?  How to share the depth of the joy I felt during the discussion, and while listening to it much later upon publication?  How amazing it felt to talk with someone who aligns with our passions?  A sincere note of appreciation goes out to Benjamin Diaz for making the experience so comfortable.  I hope you have time to check it out:   https://www.buzzsprout.com/1206776/12540408 ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

So excited to share this article explaining how gardens heal the world that was published in The Energy Healing Magazine recently !!   https://theenergyhealingmagazine.com/featured/lillian-and-husband-dave-share-how-gardens-heal-the-world/  ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

Media Appearance Hey everyone! Check out my recent interview over on the Chatting with Betsy - we discuss finding purpose through writing, we touch on our most recent book: From One Small Garden - Over 300 Hundred Delicious Nutritious Recipes ... but we also discuss  how making time as a couple is important, various aspects of grieving, mental health and why people  think about  suicide. We also discussed how important  it is to listen  to children  when they talk or show signs of anxiety or depression. Somehow we also found time to share h ow gardens help the environment and economy.  * Chatting with Betsy is free to subscribe to on your favorite podcast outlets.  Amazon Music, Spotify and Spreaker  are a few.  Listen to the interview now via : AudioAcrobat Audio  https:// passionateworldtalkradio.com/ make-time-to-spend-together- as-a-couple    ~~~ Discover Our Books on Amazon : https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet...

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...

Media Appearance Check out the Happiness Between Tails blog, which shared our Leek N' Mushroom Bundles recipe, * excerpted from our book : From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes ( https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet ) !  num num num !!! https://happinessbetweentails.com/2021/06/18/cool-doggie-days-lillian-brummets-leeks-recipe ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Media Appearance I'm proud to say that the Writer's Digest Network has been so supportive of our work. Recently we learned they had published a little piece of ours about how to create affordable and delicious seasonal menu planning. I hope you like the article :)  https://thewritersdigest.com/2021/06/01/affordable-and-delicious-seasonal-menu-planning   ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~  

Announcement   Today I am thrilled to announce that  The Writer's Digest Network  has published our article about the local  Growing Fresh project,   which involves many nonprofits and volunteers helping people learn about gardening and then how to utilize that bountiful harvest.  I hope you enjoy reading it :) Feel free to leave a comment on the Writer's Digest blog and be sure to browse their awesome site! https://thewritersdigest.com/2021/05/31/press-release-growing-fresh-april-2021 ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Getting Rid of Cabbage Moth  * Today's article was offered by Richard Haigh, and had some minor editing done by Lillian Brummet before publication here. Richard writes regularly at http://the-organic-grower.blogspot.com / and invites you to read more of his articles about organic gardening there. You do everything possible to have healthy growth and 'bang' your plants get slammed by some critter or another. This time it is cabbage moth that is causing trouble... What do you do? As more and more of us are concerned about climate change from chemicals and the like, we turn to the old ways of control. This means, in general, natural control for all those bugs that help themselves to our crops. Cabbage moth layers its eggs on the leaves of cabbage, and caterpillars are the result. Rapid loss of leaves from your crop, is the consequence of this. The best and sure way of dealing with this is to take a bucket of hot water and go round your plants daily and pick the caterpillars of...