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One Straw Society and the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective are honoured to host
Seeds of Spring
A Community event that consists of 3 Saturdays in March where seeds will be honoured. It will focus on sustainable gardens, farms and food systems on the coast.
One Straw Society and the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective are honoured to host
Seeds of Spring
A Community event that consists of 3 Saturdays in March where seeds will be honoured. It will focus on sustainable gardens, farms and food systems on the coast.
Let's Get Growing!
Let's Get Growing!
Saturday March 14th
11:30am - 2:00 pm
Gibson Public Library
A talk and handing out seeds and seedlings for the peas+love project. There are 2 pea seeds The Gibsons and Sechelt Seed Sharing Libraries are saving in 2026, Pea Parsley and Sweet Magnolia Pea, and they are both snap peas.
Parsley Peas are different from other peas as they produce tender and delicious edible leaves that look like parsley but taste like peas. These semi trailing plants produce snap peas within 30 days after emerging from the soil. They grow well in containers and harvest peas when 8-12 inches(20-30cm) tall. Tendrils can be added to salads, sandwiches, or stir fried. We are looking to add this to the seed libraries collection as it is so versatile, easy to grow for food security.
Sweet Magnolia Peas are sturdy 5-8 foot(150-240 cm) plants that need a lot of support. They are ready to eat after 70 days from emerging from the soil and are very productive and yield sweet snap peas for weeks. Their tendrils can also be eaten. If you have a tall trellis these peas are absolutely delicious. The seed the libraries are using has been harvested on the coast. We are looking forward to having more of this seed available for the seed libraries.
Prize to be announced for the project at a later date. The Prize for the Seed Saving Lettuce Project in 2025 was a 'couples massage' donated by Sol-spa and The Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective.
Seedy Saturday
Seedy Saturday
Saturday March 21st
Time TBA
Roberts Creek Hall
The Seed Exchange at Seedy Saturday is hosted by the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective. A grass-roots way to give and get seeds that grow food, medicine and pollinator plants. There is no money exchange..only seeds. Bring your dry, packaged seeds in labelled envelopes with the seed name, variety, year harvested, quantity and drop off to share with others, swap , or just bring a cash donation to pick up if you don't have seeds to exchange.
There will also be seedlings and seeds to sign out for the peas+love seed saving project.
Peas+Love
Peas+Love
Saturday, March 28th
11:30 - 2:00 pm
Sechelt Public Library
Last call - The Sechelt Seed Sharing Library will be handing out pea seeds and seedlings. This will be your last chance to sign up for the project to have the opportunity to win a prize when you return the seed you save. Please see March 14th 'Let's Get Growing' for more information.
Ageless Gardens
Season 5, Episode #501: "A Healthy Future" Featuring the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective
Ageless Gardens
Season 5, Episode #501: "A Healthy Future" Featuring the Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective
“ A group of women in Gibsons, BC form a collective to spread local knowledge about seed saving, while elementary school children learn the value of nature and food growing in a teaching garden nestled on the edge of the coastal rainforest. A Vancouver Island university instructor prepare here students to enter the horticulture industry”
Our episode is the first to air on Vision TV (Channel 28), and so it will premiere on Monday, May 5th at 6pm PT/ 9pm ET
The website for Ageless Gardens http://www.agelessgardens.ca has been updated with episode synopsis information for Season 5, a photo gallery, and the Season 5 Trailer.
It also has all of their social media links at the bottom of the website page. You can follow there for many updates to come (more video clips, photos, and more)
Seed Exchange
Seed Exchange
Saturday,
February 15, 2025
Davis Bay Hall
11:00 - 3:00 pm
You don't need to have seeds to exchange, the SCSSC are offering our locally grown seeds by donation.
If you feel inspired, we welcome you to consider saving seed from one of the seeds that you bring home with you! We have a lot of knowledgeable seed savers in the collective who can answer your questions on how to grow true to seed.
Activities & Workshops:
11am : Opening blessing with Denise Legasse (SCSSC) and Song circle by Diane Baker of Odonata Song Circle!
11:15- 12:15 Soil Food Web Talk with Jesse & Mel of Many Microbes
Gather with fellow growers to explore soil's microbial networks and share regenerative techniques—like compost teas and mulching—for thriving home and community gardens.
1pm : Seed Cleaning Demo by Grace Lewis (SCSSC) & tour of the Davis Bay Elementary School Greenhouse, with Grace and students
More details on the workshops!
Cultivating Connections: The Soil Food Web & Community-Growing Resilience
Join Jesse & Mel of Many Microbes Soil Lab for a collaborative exploration of soil’s hidden communities. Participants will engage in an interactive discussion about the vital relationships between microbial life, plants, and ecological harmony, followed by sharing practical techniques to nourish soil health—from compost teas to mulching strategies. Designed for growers of all skill levels, this circle-based session invites collective knowledge exchange alongside actionable takeaways to apply in home gardens and community plots.
Success Looks Like:
A diverse group of growers leaving with deepened understanding of soil ecosystems, peer-driven insights, and a starter resource (e.g., seed-safe compost blend or soil health zine) to bridge learning into practice.
- Melanie
and Jesse—who is herding microbes
SoManyMicrobes@gmail.com
604-767-4015
Visit https://www.onestraw.ca/events/for updates.
Seed Saving Workshop
Seed Saving Workshop
Saturday, February 8th, 2025
10 am
Gibsons Public & District Library
470 South Fletcher Road, Gibsons
Join us for a class about planning for a seed saving garden!
Registration required. Go to www.gibsonslibrary.ca/events for February 8th and RSVP to register
We will cover the whys, hows and whens of growing your own vegetable seeds. The class will cover the types of easy seeds to save, how many plants you need for diversity, when to plant them, how to avoid cross-pollination, and how to harvest and store seeds. We will also plant some seeds. We'll send you home with a handout with all the details for simple home-grown seed saving.
Led by Stephanie Grindon who has been gardening, farming, and landscaping with BioScapes Gardening on the Coast for almost 30 years. She has led similar workshops from seed planting to canning with the One Straw Society and more recently with B&K Landscaping. Stephanie has a degree from SFU, a couple of Permaculture and Advanced Permaculture Design Certificates, and some Landscape Design courses from Guelph University. She has recently joined the newly reformed Gibsons Seed Library team and lives in Bonniebrook and on Gambier Island with her family and a few chickens.
Spring Fling!
Spring Fling!
Saturday, April 5, 2025
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Celebrate the season in the foyer and on the lawn at the Sechelt Library! Enjoy seed and seedling giveaways, gardening tips, and rally with other seed savers. Get your garden started with seedlings from our seed-saving projects.
Past Events
Past
Seedy Saturdays
Seed Exchanges
Workshops
Seed Packaging Sessions at the Library
Fall Faires
A younger generation of seed savers. Here is Jack bringing in Redbor kale he grew and packaged . Yes!
Leonie with her grandchildren at Seedy Saturday
Thanks to Rhonda and Mariko for welcoming and gathering all the seed bearers to the Hall.
Here is our wonderful Shirly Hall at 86 still gardening, sharing seeds and helping at the seed exchange tables.
Volunteers welcomed and needed to help keep the flow of seeds going out into our community at the seed exchange tables
Laura and Dana sharing about the Street Side Community Garden in Sechelt, a free to harvest from garden that also grows seeds for the library.
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