Seedy Saturday 2025 in Alta Vista

SEEDY SATURDAY IN ALTA VISTA – MARCH 1, 2025

 

COME ONE, COME ALL!

Great news!  In collaboration with Just Food and Seeds of Diversity, the Kilborn Gardeners Group is happy to once again host Seedy Saturday in 2025.

Join us on Saturday, March 1st at Emmanuel United Church, 691 Smyth Road  from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

You’ll be able to:

• Bring and exchange seeds for free
• Explore seed vendor offerings
• Take in presentations on aspects of organic gardening
• Seek out master gardener advice
• Support local artisans
• Meet community gardeners interested in Ottawa’s food security
• Sample local cuisine

Admission and parking are free. Local bus route #55 services Emmanuel United Church and the site is accessible.

Just don’t forget to bring  your own reusable bags and, if you can,  your reusable beverage containers.  If you plan on donating seeds, please package, label and date them.  

Contact us at altavistaseeds@gmail.com and go to justfood.ca closer to the event for updates on our vendors and presentations.

 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

About our co-sponsors –

Just Food is a local, non-profit, community-based organization that works on both rural and urban food and farming issues in Ottawa and the surrounding region. It is an information and resource-sharing network supporting the sustainable development of its Community Gardening Network. Consult justfood.ca for more.

Seeds of Diversity is a Canadian organization dedicated to preserving, perpetuating, studying and encouraging the cultivation of heirloom and endangered food crop varieties. Its backbone is seed savers who protect Canada’s seed biodiversity by growing it themselves and sharing it with others. With over 1,000 members across Canada, it’s a vibrant and visible part of the gardening and food security scene. Go to seeds.ca for more.