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EDUCATE. INSPIRE. PROTECT. CELEBRATE. SHARE.
?ul nu msh chalap (we raise our hands in thanks to you all)!
Seed savers hands up as we learn how to live, grow, and share seeds on the traditional lands of the Shishalh
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The Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective (SCSSC) was founded by citizens of the Sunshine Coast who wanted to create food security, learn to complete plant cycles, and reconnect the communities of the coast to the heritage of our food ecology. From the time of Robin Wheeler, it is now run by a committed group of volunteers. The SCSSC holds seed saving workshops, records seed varieties being saved across the Sunshine Coast, and has implemented several seed libraries along the Coast.
The SCSSC in the Coast Reporter:
Grow, Plant, Save, Return
The SCSSC in the Coast Reporter:
Grow, Plant, Save, Return
Seed-sharing enterprise returns
Monique Roy-Michaeili, Sechelt Seed Sharing Library Team Jan 30, 2026 10:05 PM
Photo by Paula Cruise
Addressing food security was the focus when the Sechelt and Gibsons Seed Sharing Libraries and the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective collaborated on a project that returned over 200,000 heirloom lettuce seeds back to the library.
Between March and May 2025, 500 seedlings were given to almost 100 community participants, including the Grade 2/3 class of Gibsons Elementary School. Nineteen participants braved the slugs and weather and returned seed by Nov. 8 for an entry into a draw for a couples massage jointly donated by Linda Balash of Sol Spa and the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective. On Nov. 19, Charlotte Gray, adult program coordinator from Sechelt Public Library, was on hand to draw the winner and award Heather Ross the grand prize in December.
The Gibsons Seed Sharing Library will lead the “peas+love” seed saving project this coming spring. It will kick off on Saturday, March 14 with “Let’s Get Growing” at the Gibsons Public Library, then Seedy Saturday on March 21 at Roberts Creek Hall and “Final Call –– peas+love” on March 28 at Sechelt Public Library. All events are a collaboration with the One Straw Society’s “Seeds of Spring” events and pea seedlings and seeds will be handed out. For more information, visit onestraw.ca/events or sunseeds.ca/events. Kindly contact the Gibsons Seed Sharing Library if you wish to participate or donate a prize. gibsonsseedsharinglibrary@gmail.com.
The Sechelt and Gibsons Public Libraries are home to the seed sharing libraries and generously provide space for the seed cabinets. Membership is free, but please remember to sign out your seeds. If you wish to contribute seeds or would like to volunteer please reach out secheltseedsharinglibrary@gmail.com or gibsonsseedsharinglibrary@gmail.com
https://www.coastreporter.net/in-the-community/grow-plant-save-return-11776998
Countering Collective Forgetting through Land Based Learning: Inaugural Learning Circle November 9th 2025
SFU and the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective are partners on a study to understand the role of land-based learning in improving intergenerational food literacy and resilience in British Columbia. We gathered together with land based learners & teachers to share wisdom and a meal on the Sunshine Coast, the Unceded Territories of the shíshálh Nation and the Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw).
Countering Collective Forgetting through Land Based Learning: Inaugural Learning Circle November 9th 2025
SFU and the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective are partners on a study to understand the role of land-based learning in improving intergenerational food literacy and resilience in British Columbia. We gathered together with land based learners & teachers to share wisdom and a meal on the Sunshine Coast, the Unceded Territories of the shíshálh Nation and the Squamish Nation (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw).
Local Seed Libraries
Local Seed Libraries
The Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective has seed libraries in the town of Gibsons and Sechelt.
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Events
Events
From workshops & demonstrations to seed exchanges, storytelling and more, find out what we are up to next on our events page!
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Resources
If you're not sure where to start or you're looking for expert tips, check out our resources page to find the answers to your seed saving questions!
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