Join us and the Tofino Community Food Initiative for this Seedy Saturday event in preparation for the growing season! It will include a seed swap & sale at the Wickaninnish Community School Garden & short educational films at the Tofino Community Hall.
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Seeds, Seedlings & Gardening tools exchange and sale
11:30 am - 2:30 pm - Wickaninnish Community School Garden (431 Gibson St).
Plus...Garden demos, a tour of the school garden, kid-friendly planting activity, live Music with Zoe Guigueno, and FREE coffee, tea, and snacks (bring your own mug!).
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Seeds of Diversity Short Films viewing & Giveaways!
10:30 am - 2 pm - Tofino Community Hall (side room), 351 Arnet Rd.
10:30 am: Pollinator Friendly Gardening (with Bob Wildfong; 48 minutes)
Seeds of Diversity shows you how to recognize the many different kinds of beneficial pollinators in your garden, and how to help them thrive so they can make your flowers and vegetables grow better.
11:20 am: Organic Seeds (with Bob Wildfong; 21 minutes)
Seeds of Diversity shows where to find organic seeds, how they're grown, and why they can make your garden more resilient, healthy, and sustainable.
1:00 pm: Regenerative Agriculture (with Paul Hrycyk; 42 minutes)
Paul works with farmers and corporate partners to transition agricultural systems and supply chains to meet regenerative agriculture principles. He has led the development of new projects on three continents, working with over 350 producers and cooperatives in diversified crops and animal supply chains.
1:45 pm: How to Build a Community Seed Library (with the Calgary Seed Library; 11 minutes)
Calgary Seed Library will share their experience starting a community-run seed library including getting started, building a community, and funding the project.
About the Speakers (short films)
Bob Wildfong
Bob Wildfong has been saving seeds and teaching seed-saving techniques to gardeners and farmers for over 30 years. As the executive director of Seeds of Diversity, he helps seed savers across the country rescue and preserve thousands of rare heritage varieties of vegetables, grains, flowers, and herbs. He is also the horticultural specialist at the Doon Heritage Village museum, where he restores and interprets period gardens of the turn of the last century.
Paul Hrycyk
Paul works with farmers and corporate partners to transition agricultural systems and supply chains to meet regenerative agriculture principles. He has led the development of new projects on three continents, working with over 350 producers and cooperatives in diversified crops and animal supply chains. Paul applies his MSc in Soil Science to field operations and has designed and implemented monitoring and evaluation protocols (soil health, biodiversity, GHG emissions) for PUR’s global regenerative agriculture project portfolio. As a member of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, Paul ensures the perspective of youth in agriculture is well-understood and directly informs policy, programs, planning, and decision-making through regular consultative meetings with the Minister of Agriculture. He is passionate about building strong working relationships with a diversity of stakeholders including producers, investors, and policymakers.
Calgary Seed Library
The Calgary Seed Library is a grassroots organization (pun intended!) created by a group of pals. Our dream is to form a community of growers who can borrow from our seed collection and return seeds from their harvest back to it.
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This event is being held in collaboration with Seeds of Diversity and the Tofino Community Food Initiative with the financial support of the District of Tofino - thank you!
