Events

Photo Credit: Caitlin Allenby

Upcoming

Seed Packaging & Movie Night

Thursday, January 16, 2025
2:30 - 4:00 PM
Join us at the Sechelt Library to watch the inspiring Seed Movie Open Sesame and help package seeds. Everyone is welcome to participate or simply enjoy popcorn and the movie. Limited space is available, so please register at the library or using the link below.

https://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/event/sechelt-seed-sharing-library-seed-packaging-and-movie/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHqTHhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVG1jidXtFuNeS6dEmzxiEh4Vyc-uD5y59OcG-x1nreM9F2EKDy3o6qcOA_aem_nOOFt1NalUZUXYK6Ew85IA

Seed Swap

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Davis Bay Hall


The Sunshine Coast Seed Saving Collective and OneStraw are hosting a Seed Swap:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Workshop

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Seed Exchange

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Possible additional workshop

Visit https://www.onestraw.ca/events/for updates.


Seed Saving Workshop

Saturday, February 8th, 2025 

10 am 

Gibsons Public & District Library

470 South Fletcher Road, Gibsons

Join us for a class about planning for a seed saving garden!

We will cover the whys, hows and whens of growing your own vegetable seeds.  The class will cover the types of easy seeds to save, how many plants you need for diversity, when to plant them, how to avoid cross-pollination, and how to harvest and store seeds. We will also plant some seeds. We'll send you home with a handout with all the details for simple home-grown seed saving.


Led by Stephanie Grindon who has been gardening, farming, and landscaping with BioScapes Gardening on the Coast for almost 30 years. She has led similar workshops from seed planting to canning with the One Straw Society and more recently with B&K Landscaping. Stephanie has a degree from SFU, a couple of Permaculture and Advanced Permaculture Design Certificates, and some Landscape Design courses from Guelph University. She has recently joined the newly reformed Gibsons Seed Library team and lives in Bonniebrook and on Gambier Island with her family and a few chickens.

Spring Fling!

Saturday, April 5, 2025
11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Celebrate the season in the foyer and on the lawn at the Sechelt Library! Enjoy seed and seedling giveaways, gardening tips, and rally with other seed savers. Get your garden started with seedlings from our seed-saving projects.

Past Events

Past

A younger generation of seed savers. Here is Jack bringing in Redbor kale he grew and packaged . Yes!

Leonie with her grandchildren at Seedy Saturday


Thanks to Rhonda and Mariko for welcoming and gathering all the seed bearers to the Hall.

Here is our wonderful Shirly Hall at 86 still gardening, sharing seeds and helping at the seed exchange tables.

Volunteers welcomed and needed to help keep the flow of seeds going out into our community at the seed exchange tables

Laura and Dana sharing about the Street Side Community Garden in Sechelt, a free to harvest from garden that also grows seeds for the library.