Seedy Saturday is Victoria’s annual seed and garden show with commerce, education and networking opportunities for all gardening enthusiasts. Here is where you can buy open-pollinated, non-GMO flower, herb and vegetable seeds direct from the growers who can advise you about the best choices for your specific growing conditions.

Small growers and nurseries offer seedlings, herbs, bulbs, perennials, small fruits, roses, native and specialty plants. Local small businesses present their services, garden and food products.

Representatives of garden clubs talk about their membership and programs, and organizations working on food security and environmental issues provide displays and information about their activities.

The Seed Exchange is where you can purchase seeds that have been donated by other backyard gardeners. This is an easy way to try out something new if you are adventuresome or new to the gardening world. If you already save your own seeds and wish to donate or exchange them – THANK YOU! Please ensure they are cleaned, and labelled with the variety and year.

Seedy Saturday is all-inclusive: we see more parents and children every year and have a dedicated area for the young ones to learn about seeds and worms, or to take a break with their parents. The activities are organized by Lifecycles and the Compost Education Centre, 10am – 2pm.

Thirteen speaker talks appeal to the novice as well as the experienced gardener, to the foodie as well as the ornamental enthusiast. Back by popular demand are presentations on roses, chickens and mushrooms. This year CR-FAIR hosts three sessions: come and find out how to make our region more self-sufficient in food production; how to develop policy about agriculture problems like marauding deer; and what neighbourhood activists are growing food cooperatively in backyards and on public land.

Victoria’s Master Gardeners come with their reference books and welcome your questions to help solve your gardening difficulties. The Seedy Cafe offers light lunches and snacks, a space to take a break and peruse a seed catalogue or decide which speaker presentation to attend next. Some people spend an entire day at the show!

Victoria’s Seedy Saturday is about community: a friendly, inviting and supportive environment of exhibitors and attendees sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm about growing food and plants in tune with nature. Join us!