Kamloops Seedy Saturday 2012

Children with seedlings

There is no better way to get children learning about nature than by letting them care for a garden.

The Friends of the New Victory Garden and Master Gardeners invite you to Seedy Saturday. Seedy Saturday is a local event to exchange seeds and enjoy free gardening seminars. Bring your saved seeds or leftover packaged seeds. If you do not have any seeds, don?t worry. There are plenty available for everyone!

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: Sahali Centre Mall, ?22 – 945 Columbia Street West?, Kamloops, BC
Time: 9:30am to 1:30pm
Contact: Sally Andrysiak 250.573.3163 or Fawn Know 250.579.5768
Cost: $2.00 admission charge. Donations to the Food Bank appreciated.

Schedule of Free Gardening Seminars:
9:45am-10:15am
Pollinators: Why Keep Bees presented by Kamloops Bee Keepers
10:25am-10:55am
Planting Your First Vegetable Garden presented by Dianna Chalmers
11:05am-11:35am
Square Foot Gardening presented by Anneimeke Neufeld, Master Gardener
11:45am-12:15pm
Planting Your First Vegetable Garden presented by Dianna Chalmers
12:25pm-12:55pm
Pollinators: Why Keep Bees presented by Kamloops Bee Keepers
13:05pm-13:35pm
Square Foot Gardening presented by Brenda Sanden, Master Gardener

Kamloops, Listen Up: Seed Saving Seminar

When: Saturday August 20, 2011
Time: 10:00am to 12:00noon
Where: Sahali Mall
Contact: Call Fawn Knox at 250.579.5768 to reserve your space
Cost: Free

If you would like to learn about saving seeds, New Victory Gardens has invited Master Gardeners Leslie Welch and Sarah Bradshaw to guide you through the process of seed saving. We will learn“when to harvest them how to dry them and what are the best methods of storing them.” I hope to see you there!