Garlic Bulbils are Available!
While supplies last, we have 48 varieties of garlic bulbils available for planting this fall. Bulbils - not the large bulbs that you're probably used to, but the tiny nuggets that grow in the scapes at the tops of the plants, are a very economical way to collect and grow a vast assortment of garlic varieties!
If you plant bulbils, be prepared to wait for two full years before harvesting fully-grown garlic, but the results should be better than clove-planted garlic, and growing from bulbils is a very economical way to scale up a diverse collection of varieties. Read our article to learn more: How to Grow Garlic From Bulbils
While supplies last, we will send you a good amount (at least 10) of bulbils for 5 different varieties for $15 including shipping and handling. Please order at seeds.ca/store.
We cannot guarantee specific varieties, but if you have a favourite, please ask and we'll do our best to provide what you want.
Looking for Full-size Garlic Bulbs to Plant?
Our Canadian Seed Catalogue Index lists all the current information we have about the garlic suppliers in Canada. Check the Index or search our Seed Finder for local garlic suppliers in your area. Since this is garlic-harvesting season, this information will change, so let us know if you find any updates we've missed.
What's a Canadian Tomato?
This summer, 117 Seeds of Diversity members are growing 29 varieties of Canadian tomatoes as part of our 2024 Community Seed Grow-outs. Our goal is to multiply and share as many Canadian varieties as possible. Through the efforts of these and other seed savers, you should see more Canadian tomato seeds at Seedy Saturdays and Seedy Sundays, our Member Seed Exchange, and community seed libraries next winter! So, what makes a tomato Canadian?
Youth Take on Local Food Systems
We’re more than 3 years into our Youth in Food Systems program, and more than 7 years since we began programming centred around young people. What began as a small number of school garden grants in Waterloo Region has grown and evolved into a provincial program of several ever evolving, youth-driven projects directly engaging more than 100 youth as leaders each year.
Seed Libraries Across Canada Series, Part 10: Heading East!
Earlier this year, I spent a week road tripping across NB and NS, a trip that was altogether too short but completely engrossing for those few glorious days. Most of our time was spent strolling through towns speckled across the provinces - Terence Bay, Lunenberg, Maitland, Truro, Alma, St Martins, just to name a few. And it got me thinking about this Seed Library series that we’d been running for two and a half years at that point. For the next three editions, we're going to head East!
In this issue
Youth Take on Local Food Systems
Seed Libraries Across Canada Series, Part 10: Heading East!
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