The healing power of some plants has been known for thousands of years. But if you are interested in growing medicinal plants in your own garden, where should you begin? Don Ollsin, Master Herbalist, will be sharing his experience in creating apothecary gardens at this year’s Seedy Saturday. Come hear Don, and find out which […]
Salmonberry and cloudberry. Highbush cranberry and Saskatoon berry. These are just a few of the edible berries native to coastal BC. Fiona Hamersley Chambers, author of Wild Berries of BC and owner of Metchosin Farm, will be talking at Seedy Saturday about which of our native berries you can (and would want to) eat, how […]
These days we’re challenged to eat healthfully, be it due to cost, quality, or accessibility. And here in the CRD, there is growing interest in supporting a local food economy. So how might we change the way we eat? In this lively session, each speaker has no more than 3 minutes and 5 images to […]
In the winter, that is. And usually not a drop for your plants to drink, when they really need it in July and August. What can you do about it? Come to Seedy Saturday, where Tayler Krawczyk of Hatchet and Seed will show us innovative ways to store more water in our gardens by moving […]
Want to make your garden more wildlife-friendly? Perhaps you’ve already stopped using pesticides and put out a water source, and are wondering what else you can do. Brenda Beckwith will be speaking at this year’s Seedy Saturday about how to encourage wildlife in your garden through design. She’ll be looking at three wildlife-rich habitats: the […]
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