Check Out Our 2025 Member Seed Exchange
It's a whole new year, and the gardening season starts with seed catalogues. Canadians are fortunate to have over 130 garden seed companies to choose from, but one of the most interesting ways to find new seeds is to discover what home-grown seed savers have to offer.
Our Member Seed Exchange is Canada's largest seed exchange, where members offer more than 3000 different kinds of seeds from their own gardens. Vegetables, flowers, herbs, grains, fruit, and some plants you've never heard of. If you're looking for diversity, this is where you will find it.
If you haven't renewed your membership for 2025, do it now and get your password to activate the full seed exchange.
Memberships normally expire each December 31. Check the box on the right-hand side of your e-bulletin to see your current membership status.
Renewal is free! We just want to keep our mailing list fresh, and make sure that our current members are still active and engaged.
Thanks to all of you for your support!
Find a Seedy Saturday or Seedy Sunday near you!
Seed events are happening soon in communities all across Canada. Check our list to find where and when you can enjoy the fun, learning, and seeds offered by gardeners near you!
It’s That Time... Seedy Saturday Season!
How times have changed since the beginning of this movement! Today, there are at least 150 events taking place each year, a number that fluctuates year-to-year as events dissolve and pop up. Seedy Saturdays and Sundays rely heavily on passionate volunteer efforts to gain and maintain momentum, much like our own work here at Seeds of Diversity.
Seeds of Diversity has gratefully supported Seedy Saturdays and Seedy Sundays since the very beginning and we have continued to find ways to provide meaningful resources. Much like the last couple of years, here’s what we’re up to this cold season:
Fernie Seed Library Update
Back in January 2022, Mary Cosman of Fernie BC shared an article about the Fernie Cold Climate Seed Library, a (then) new project that ultimately sparked our Seed Libraries Across Canada e-bulletin series.
Now, three years later, we’ve asked her to share more about the project and how it’s evolved since her original words were read across the country. Below you’ll find her response - a series of journal entries and accompanying commentary that tell a captivating story of their food production and seed saving work.
Dwarf Tomatoes : They Aren't as Small as You Think
When most gardeners see "dwarf tomato" in a seed listing, they naturally think of small plants with small tomatoes. You might have seen those miniature plants sold in small pots, in full-bloom with tiny fruit - a treat for a windowsill but not a real source of food. But we're here to convince you to take another look.
Dwarf tomatoes just have short plants. They have a wide range of flavours, colours, and - surprise - a full range of fruit sizes: some up to half a kilogram!
In this issue
It’s That Time... Seedy Saturday Season!
Dwarf Tomatoes : They Aren't as Small as You Think
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