Once again, the gardening season is at hand. I like to get things rolling by attending a local Seedy Saturday event. Last weekend, I made the drive up to Ottawa to join other gardeners in the joy of anticipating our return to the soil. A number of venders of heirloom and organic seeds and supplies come together to offer attendees, pictured above, a cornucopia of seeds. It would be possible to order the seeds by mail, but the buzz of excitement makes attending Seedy Saturday much more fun.
I mostly go to get a selection of tomato seeds. Last year I didn’t bother, and missed trying new varieties. This year, I purchased eight varieties from Terra Edibles and Gerta’s Organic Gardens:
Black and Brown Boar
Berkeley Tie Dye
Winterkeeper
Dancing with Smurfs
Pink Boar
Allegheny Sunset
Druzba
Persimmon
Seedy Saturdays are a project of Seeds of Diversity, an organization dedicated to encouraging the preservation and cultivation of heirloom and endangered varieties of food crops. You can locate a Seedy Saturday near you by visiting their website.
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That is quite a collection of tomatoes. I will look forward to your assessment.
I went to the Kitchener-Waterloo Seedy Saturday. I got a few things. What I like best is the seed exchange table.
Hi Alain, Isnt’ it great to be contemplating another gardening year? I’m not much of a seed starter, except for tomatoes. There are just so many heirloom varieties out there, you can try different ones every year. I find tomatoes the easiest thing in the garden to preserve. I just chop them up and freeze them in 4 cup portions, great for soups and stews. We’ve still got a few packages left from last year’s crop.