Come & check out our #LifecyclesProjectSociety booth at #VictoriaBC #SeedySaturday tomorrow! I'll be working there from noon-3pm(or 4pm).
You can get some free seeds from us, if you stop by 😊✌️

I'm working Sunday & Monday at Welland Community Orchard. Creating new media on Sunday. Pruning fig trees on Monday.

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/

#FreeSeeds #YYJ #Seeds #SeedsSharing #nonprofit #SeedSavers #GetSomeSeeds #VancouverIsland #CultivatingCommunities #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEvent #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #FoodEquity #CommunityWork

This just in from #seedSavers, the community-based seed preservation network! If you don't know about them yet, now would be a great time to get acquainted.

"Tomorrow is Friday the 13th and Seed Savers Exchange is turning superstition on its head. Now until Friday, February 20, enjoy 13% off sitewide on heirloom, open-pollinated seeds, gardening and seed-saving tools and books, cookbooks, and Seed Savers Exchange merchandise. Use code LUCKY13 at checkout."

https://shop.seedsavers.org/

#DecorahIA - #SeedStarting Workshop

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Heritage Farm, 3074 North Winn Rd, Decorah, IA 52101
Lower barn next to the Lillian Goldman Visitors Center

"Plant the seeds for a successful summer of gardening. This hands-on, informative workshop, held at our #HeritageFarm headquarters, will walk you through the basics of seed selection, seed starting, and #transplanting, and offer tips for a successful gardening year.

These 40-minute workshops will be held in the lower barn (next to the Lillian Goldman Visitors Center) and will start at:

10:00 AM
10:45 AM
11:30 AM
12:15 PM

No registration is required, but space is limited. This event is free and open to the public."

https://seedsavers.org/events/start-with-a-seed/

#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSavers #Gardening #GardeningWorkshops #Iowa #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood

If you're in #VictoriaBC on February 14 - come & see me at #SeedySaturday 2026! I'll be working at the #LifecyclesProjectSociety table & will have #FreeSeeds to give away to folks who stop by!

Come & get some free seeds from us! Learn more about our nonprofit, sign up for updates or to volunteer with us & get info on our #VictoriaSeedLibrary that we are relaunching at #PublicLibraries in Victoria & surrounding municipalities.

Victoria Seedy Saturday will be hosted on February 14, 2026 from 11am-4pm, at the Crystal Gardens. Come for seeds and seedlings, garden talks, a kids table & more!

https://farmfolkcityfolk.ca/seedy-events/victoria-seedy-saturday/

#SeedsSovereignty #ShareSeeds #TradeSeeds #BuySeeds #SellSeeds #GetYourSeeds #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #SeedsForTheRevolution #SeedLovers #SeedSavers #CommunityEvent #CommunityBuilding #CommunityConnecting #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit #YYJEvents #FamilyFriendly

#PacificAster is one of my fave #NativePlants to use for #rewilding & for attracting more #pollinators.

It's a small, hardy, beautiful purple #NativeWildflower which is found from BC to California. It's tolerant of many different coastal habitats, from ocean sand dunes to rocky outcrops to salt marshes to grasslands to forests. Great plant to use for soil erosion & slopes stabilization work. It has a deep, clumpy, extensive fibrous root system - don't grow beside plants with weaker root systems.

Pacific aster is extremely easy to grow in it's native grow zones, across coastal PNW areas. You'll love their long bloom time, from late May into late October. It provides pollen sources for pollinators in Fall. After they stop blooming, they'll produce fluffy seed heads, full of prolific wind-born #seeds. Snip off tops of seed heads to save them. I store mine in airtight jars & share a lot of them too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #perennials #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #FallFlowers #Autumn #Nature #SeedSavers #SeedKeepers #SeedSharing #SeedBanking #SeedCollecting #SilentSunday #biodiversity

I grew this bountiful #GroundCherry plant from seeds collected from last year's #VolunteerPlant. I dug a volunteer ground cherry plant out from a sidewalk crack, last year & transplanted into a pot. That plant provided loads of #fruits. I saved 2 of the largest fruits for sowing this year's plants - gave several seeds away too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #FoodSecurity #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #FoodPlants #FoodGardening #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #EdiblePlants #GrowFood #EdibleGardens #GrownFromSeed #SeedSavers #ContainerGardening

#Canadians - Please sign this #petition & share it widely!

#Defend #SeedSaving #Rights 🙏

A proposed federal rule would remove #farmers right to save #seeds from new fruit, vegetable, ornamental and hybrid #plants - raising costs, and limiting local #climate adaptation. Tell our Government to defend seed-saving rights.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6778

#FoodSecurity #SeedsOfLife #SeedsPreservation #SeedSavers #SeedsSovereignty #SeedCollectors #SeedSharing #Gardeners #Botanical #SaveOurSeeds #SignPetition #CDNpoli #BCpoli #TakeAction #SupportSmallFarmers #FreeTheSeeds #HandsOffOurSeeds #SeedsAreSacred #Canada

Found this through the #PennState Extension web page...

#SeedSaversExchange - #SeedSaving: Introduction

"Why Save Seeds?

Have you ever tried to save seeds from your crops? While the topic may seem daunting, anyone can do it! Not only is seed saving practical, it’s also very rewarding and essential for biodiversity preservation.

Why save seeds?

- You increase your #SelfReliance.
- You connect to nature and your food.
- You save money on future seeds.
- You establish ties to history.
- You adapt varieties to your local climate.
- Saved seeds make great personal gifts.
- You help preserve #biodiversity.
- You join a unique and large community of seed savers!

Seed Saving at Seed Savers Exchange

Saving seeds is integral to our mission at Seed Savers Exchange. It’s right there in our name! At our Heritage Farm headquarters, we steward a living collection of over 20,000 different varieties of seed crops, potatoes, garlic, grapes, and apples. Learn more about preservation at SSE.

There is inherent value in all of the seeds we work to protect. Some of the plants we preserve have a strong cultural history. Others possess unique culinary properties, and others display resilience to climatic events or invasive pests. Read seed stories from the collection.
Rows of large metal shelves full of boxes with many seed packets
The seed bank at Heritage Farm

By saving your own seeds, you play an important part in carrying out our collective mission. It’s up to all of us to lend a hand by saving and sharing seeds. Other ways to support SSE.

You don’t have to save seeds alone! By saving seeds, you join a community of countless other gardeners with similar interests. SSE facilitates the largest free seed swap between home gardeners like yourself. Through the Exchange, gardeners can request seeds from other gardeners, and list their own to share!"

Saving seeds also gives you a special opportunity to make an impact in your own community. Join or start a local #SeedLibrary, attend or host a #seedswap and connect with local gardeners!

Through the Community Seed Network, co-created by SSE, you can connect with other gardeners. You will also find extensive resources on creative ways to share seeds within your community."

Learn more [includes isolation methods, know your plants, harvesting and cleaning seeds]:
https://seedsavers.org/learn/seed-saving/

#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSaving
#HarvestTime #Harvesting #SeedSavers #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwn #HierloomSeeds