Seed Saver Educator - jillian@seeds.ca

In conjunction with Seeds of Diversity Canada (SoDC- www.seeds.ca), the Stop Community Food Centre (www.thestop.org) and the Toronto Community Gardening Network (www.tcgn.ca), and with generous funding from Carrot Cache (www.carrotcommon.com), the Seed Saver Educator will work to encourage community gardeners to save their seeds and provide them with practical skills to do so

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

why save y(our) seeds??

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Simple Tips For Saving Seeds

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Monday, August 18, 2008

self vs. cross pollination

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saving your own tomato seeds

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Oriole Peanut Community Garden: Seed Saving Workshop

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Friday, August 8, 2008

How To Save Pepper Seed

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Bell Manor Community Garden Workshop

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Seed Saver Educator

jillian bishop
As Seed Saver Educator, I will visit community gardens and markets throughout Toronto and provide hands-on seed saving workshops. If you have any questions about the Seed Saver Educator project or would like me to visit your community garden, contact me at: jillian@seeds.ca
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      • why save y(our) seeds??
      • Simple Tips For Saving Seeds
      • self vs. cross pollination
      • saving your own tomato seeds
      • Oriole Peanut Community Garden: Seed Saving Workshop
      • How To Save Pepper Seed
      • Bell Manor Community Garden Workshop

Sponsor Organizations

  • Carrot Cache
  • Toronto Community Garden Network
  • Seeds of Diversity Canada (SoDC)
  • The Stop Community Food Centre

The Importance of Seed Saving - Articles, Books and Films

  • What is a heirloom vegetable?
  • Seed Map- Sources of Seed all over the World
  • Hijacked Future - Film
  • Patents and BioPiracy - Native Harvest
  • Articles and work by Vandana Shiva - International Seed Advocate
  • Seeds of Resistance - Saving Seeds as Political Act (Women in India)
  • Percy Schmeiser - Tireless Campaigner for the Rights of Farmers and Seed Savers
  • Seeds of Destruction - Excellent Historical and Political Overview
  • The World According to Monsanto- Film
  • Guardians of the Seed - short video
  • Our Seeds: Seed Blong Yumi (Link to Film)

Seed Saving Organizations and How to Information

  • High Park Volunteer Stewardship Program (Native Plants and Seed Collection)
  • Survival Seeds
  • Mothers for Chiapas - Mother Seeds in Resistance - Saving Native Mayan Corn
  • urbantomato seeds
  • Seeds of Survival
  • Bay Area Seed Interchange Library
  • Seed Alliance
  • USC Canada
  • 'The Seed Site'
  • Salt Spring Seed Sanctuary
  • Seed Saver Exchange

General Information for Farmers and Gardeners

  • Pollinator Friendly Canada
  • North American Native Plant Society
  • Small Farmers Journal
  • Edible Toronto Magazine
  • Rams Horn Journal

Support for Farming and Farmers

  • RAFI - Rural Advancement Foundation International
  • Organic Council of Ontario
  • FarmLINK Ontario
  • Ontario Farmland Trust
  • Rural Advancement Foundation International
  • National Farmers Union
  • Farm Start
  • Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario
  • Canadian Organic Growers

Markets Visited by Seed Saver Educator

  • Withrow Park Heirloom Festival Withrow Farmer's Market
  • Green Barn Farmer's Market GreenBarn Farmers Market
  • Dufferin Grove Dufferin Grove

Garden Workshops This Summer

  • Peanut Oriole Garden Peant Oriole Community Garden
  • Adanac Community Garden
  • North York Harvest to Hand Garden Party North York Harvest Food Bank
  • Bell Manor Communtiy Garden Bell Manor Community Garden
  • York Services Community Garden Potluck York Community Services

Community Based Food Organizations

  • Evergreen
  • Food Secure Canada
  • Foodshare
  • Just Food - Ottawa