Edmonton Seedy Sunday shares information on seed saving, seed starting and gardening. On March 20,20 http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2022-virtual-vendors.html
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Edmonton Seedy Sunday is partnering with the Edmonton Public Library and once again will be virtual. To register https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/621eab7d54c9f028009abebb
Check out the on line speaker schedule http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/
Please visit the Vendors and support local!!
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FREE GARDENING WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 11!
This 1-hour workshop is presented by Junetta Jamerson, Community Garden Facilitator with Sustainable Food Edmonton.
Perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners alike, this session will empower you with the skills to keep your garden thriving. Please RSVP! Thank YOU!
This summer, 117 Seeds of Diversity members are growing 29 varieties of Canadian tomatoes as part of our 2024 Community Seed Grow-outs. Our goal is to multiply and share as many Canadian varieties as possible.
These delicious Mennonite Orange tomatoes are an heirloom from Pennsylvania that was grown in Ontario since 1910. Seeds saved every year allow the variety to become regionalized, so we call it a Canadian tomato now.
Want to learn more about what makes a tomato Canadian? https://buff.ly/475iiHi
Like snakes? Help them to their home-
Volunteers needed to take part in EALT annual snake relocation project
Since 2022, the Edmonton and Area Land Trust has conducted a relocation initiative for Red-sided garter snakes close to one of its conservation lands, maskihkîy meskanaw or Glory Hills. EALT was informed of a garter snake hibernaculum located just outside the boundary of Glory Hills Conservation Land in Parkland County.
The current snake den is next to a paved township road in the ditch, making snakes that move onto the road for warmth at risk of being run over. This snake den was unintentionally created when road access and a culvert were developed for the subdivision.
In collaboration with Alberta Government Species at Risk Biologists and an Alberta Conservation Association biologist and herptile expert, EALT created an artificial hibernaculum at the Glory Hills property in late summer 2022. In early fall, biologists and volunteers monitored the old hibernaculum for snakes returning to this location, trapped them, and relocated them to the new hibernaculum.
Results suggest that EALT has been successful in encouraging snakes to use the human-made hibernaculum. This was further corroborated by findings in Spring 2024 trapping sessions during the snakes' spring emergence. EALT is now recruiting volunteers to assist with the Fall relocation effort, which will take place from September 3 to October 11. https://mailchi.mp/ealt/february-volunteer-opportunities-bkk9jb42s0-17392852?e=3224277182
Hello Friends,
Our friend Maryann Borch passed away recently. We remember Maryann for being so many things. Community was at the core of her mission, as was supporting local food. She brought her many great qualities to share with us at Edmonton Seedy Sunday. It was joy for her to share her weaving knowledge with children and adults. Many of the children will remember visiting the wee goat she brought one year. We are really, really going to miss her.
The Edmonton Seedy Sunday Committee
Looking forward to this!
Hey seedy folks! Are you an active or aspiring seed library organizer in Canada or the United States? Have you been looking for a chance to connect with others about seed quality, education, or stewardship?
This is for you! 🌱🫘
Seeds of Diversity Canada, The Community Seed Network, and Farm Folk City Folk are collaborating to offer two discussion sessions in August for seed library and community seed bank organizers. The sessions are completely free and will take place via Zoom on August 19th and August 27th, 2024.
Interested in attending? Read more about the discussions and register on Eventbrite:
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Ready to level-up your seed-saving game? Join us at A’Bunadh Seeds, where Denise O’Reilly has been growing seed for over 20 years! Denise will tour us around her farm and share her tips for saving seed from biennial crops like beets and carrots. We might even get to harvest some squash seed, check out the strawberry u-pick, or dip a toe into some beginner plant breeding! Registration opening soon, email [email protected] for more info.
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The 2024 Native Plant Garden Challenge has launched! By joining this Challenge, ANPC members dedicate as little as 1 m x 1 m of their gardens to native plant species that support pollinators and enhance the biodiversity of our local communities. These actions help educate others and more importantly demonstrate that our outdoor spaces are, and can be, an important part of our local ecosystems.
Note that we maintain a private page dedicated to this challenge, which is also open to the public: https://www.facebook.com/groups/532074481403507/
In addition, our new website includes a revamped Member's Portal with the Challenge resources - most importantly a toolkit on how to get started with your pollinator garden efforts and native plant supplier discounts!
https://anpc.ab.ca/?page_id=7244
More generally, the revamped ANPC website has sooo much more information about native plants in Alberta: https://anpc.ab.ca/
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We encourage you to actively participate in Challenge discussions and share your initiatives, your successes and your challenges. Your input and enthusiasm will be invaluable as we work together to achieve our goals. ANPC members have access to the Challenge Toolkit which you can access on the members only area of the main ANPC website. Non-members are welcome to participate by joining the page.
If you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions, please reach out to our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/532074481403507/
Once again, global seed corporations are lobbying for big changes to Canadian seed that would benefit themselves at the expense of farmers, producers and the public.
Now is the time to take action to protect access to the seed we need! Your action as an informed farmer makes the difference.
Check out the NFU’s Farmers’ Guide at https://www.nfu.ca/campaigns/save-our-seed/seed-regulatory-modernization/ and get updates from the NFU on seed at http://eepurl.com/dt7s0n
3 days until Seedy Saturday! We have so many great exhibitors, 3 fabulous workshops about water in your garden, the seed swap, and free compost courtesty of of Lethbridge- City Hall. The weather might have one last gasp of winter, but spring is right around the corner! Get all the details at https://www.seedysaturdayyql.com/
A farm in the city? Yep!🚜
Learn how a vacant weed-filled piece of land has evolved into a farm, classroom and community right here in the heart of our city. Join Patty Milligan from Explore Edmonton for our next Learn Downtown event to learn about the Edmonton Urban Farm: https://bit.ly/3TRVTZ8
Depth of Field is a series of 40 short documentaries produced and presented by the National Farmers Union / L'Union nationale des fermiers and March Forth Creative. The films showcase Canadian farmers and farm workers, and their sustainable farming practices on and off the land.
Since returning from a season of filming on 40 farms across 9 provinces, award-winning filmmakers Tamer Soliman and Sarah Douglas have spent the winter months steadily digging through their footage to create captivating short films. Get ready to be inspired by the stories of farmers who are deeply invested in growing food for Canadians.
See more about Depth of Field, and local screenings, at https://buff.ly/4a4iabU
Do you want to find a rare seed variety to save? Fantastic! We have two online tools that can help you out:
Our Member Seed Exchange lists all the seeds that are saved and offered by our member seed growers. Everyone can read through it, and members can request seeds from other members. As many as two-thirds of the varieties offered in the Seed Exchange each year are not available from seed companies, which makes it the biggest source in Canada for truly rare varieties. buff.ly/497cUTj
Our Canadian Seed Catalogue Index and Ecological Seed Finder list all the vegetable seed varieties offered in Canadian garden seed catalogues. Newly updated for 2024, we index 9428 different seed varieties from 119 Canadian companies. You can find out which varieties are rare and which aren't just by looking at how many companies sell each variety. buff.ly/3cWJdsj & buff.ly/38SIZzm
Let us know which rare seed you've chosen! ⬇️⬇️
More Seedy happenings!
We are delighted to attend the Stony Plain Seedy Saturday on March 30th (10 am- 4 pm) answering your questions about growing native plants in your landscape!
Native Plants are Drought-tolerant, Chemical-free and Pollinators-friendly (what else do you ask from a plant to be😃???!!!). Oh I forgot... They Sequester Carbon and are amazingly beautiful
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We will also have a good collection of Local Native Wildflowers seedings, seeds and books for sale.
Available species of native plant seedlings are:
Common Tall Sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii )
Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)
Gaillardia (gaillardia aristata)
Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Golden Aster (Heterotheca villosa)
Meadow Arnica (Arnica chamissonis)
Meadow Blazingstar (Liatris ligulistylis)
Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)
Prairie Crocus (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)
Rhombic-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus subrhomboideus)
Three-flowered Avens (Geum trifolium)
Wild Bergamot/Native Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa)
Wild Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)
Yarrow
Hope to see you there 😃🌿
Date: March 30, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: PERC Gym, Red Brick Common, 5411 51 St. Stony Plain, AB
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Landscape as if Life Depended on it ! 😃🌷
Looking forward to seeing you today!
Doors open at 11 at . Get all the details at: http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
Edmonton Seedy Sunday is tomorrow!
All are welcome at this family friendly event, 11-4 at Alberta Avenue Community Centre!
Share extra seeds at the Seed Share table , learn from a great line up of speakers, check out the kids area and more 🌱
Get the details at http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
Only two days until Edmonton Seedy Sunday!
Check out all the great community programs and local businesses who will be attending at http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
Only three sleeps left until we're back at Alberta Avenue Community Centre for Seedy Sunday!
Get ready for gardening with great speakers, our seed sale and swap, and more. Doors open at 11🫘🌱
Full details at: www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
Which session are you most excited for?
We're just days away until this year's Seedy Sunday at and we're thrilled to have these folks sharing their knowledge!
See the full list of seed vendors, presentation details and more on our website- http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
The Food Leader Interview Series, from our youth program Youth in Food Systems, recently released the final episode of Season 3! The series features food professionals and students from across Canada, who take part in interviews with our youth leaders in order to share information about important, impactful, and in demand careers in Canadian food and agriculture.
Take a look: https://buff.ly/3MnLLDc
We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to empower youth to understand our food systems through self-directed projects that encourage learning, exploration, and skill building.
Are you a food leader? Are you interested in being part of Season 4 this year? Get in touch! [email protected]
The countdown is on! We're a week away from this year's Seedy Sunday at from 11 am to 4 pm 🌱
You can see all the all the vendors and tables, list of speakers, get details on the seed swap and more on our website at http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
Looking forward to seeing you there A'Bunadh Seeds ALCLA Native Plants Nature Heirloom Seeds Circle Farms Brother Nature Heirloom Seeds Medieval Manor Gardens No Coast Seeds Prairie Garden Seeds Prairie Hardy Nursery Saanich Organics Wildrose Heritage Seed Company and Meat Street Pies!
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently running a consultation survey seeking input from farmers and others in the seed sector to inform their recommendations for the future of our seed system. The deadline is May 1! The National Farmers Union / L'Union nationale des fermiers (NFU) carefully analyzed the CFIA's questions and created a Farmers Guide to help farmers easily complete the survey.
You can access the Farmers Guide here: https://www.nfu.ca/farmers-guide-cfia-winter-2024-seed-regulations-survey/
Imagine how hundreds of acres in Edmonton's River Valley could be transformed! Join Rocky Feroe and Dustin Bajer at 2:30 on Seedy Sunday to create a vision together.
Edmonton Seedy Sunday will be 11 am to 4 pm on March 24 at for the day's schedule, seed vendors, information on the seed share and more: http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
Soil is the unsung hero of the garden! Join Mike at 1:30 to learn how you can build a healthy soil.
Edmonton Seedy Sunday will be 11 am to 4 pm on March 24 at for the day's schedule, seed vendors, information on the seed share and more: http://www.edmontonseedysunday.org/2024event.html
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