In 2010 a group of organic seed growers and sellers gathered in Montreal to discuss how to create an economically viable and ecologically sustainable organic seed supply for Eastern Canada.
This meeting grew into a series of conferences, farm tours, informal gatherings, partnerships with organizations working for Canadian seed security, and formed a network of farmers helping farmers produce more high-quality certified organic Canadian seeds.
Many of the home-grown seed companies that you know in Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces were part of, or were inspired by, ECOSGN.