Last year I wrote about how I'd become a vendor at the Picton Seedy Saturday event just two years after attending my first one. This year I became one of the organisers of a new Seedy Saturday in Trenton. I feel as though I've been on some sort of apprentice-training scheme with these events, with my involvement gradually escalating.
This event was a scion of the Picton one, with one of the Picton organisers encouraging our efforts and coming to the first meeting of the Seedy Saturday Quinte West committee.
If you get a chance to go along to a Seedy Saturday or to get involved in one, I can highly recommend it. There's always an interesting range of people to talk to and seeds to pick up. I was relatively restrained this year and only came away with four new packets of seed: one bean, two tomatoes and one pepper.
4 comments:
I wish these events were publicized more as I never hear about them till after the event. I'd love to attend these.
We didn't have a budget for advertising this year, Linda - but next year I think we will (I'll try to remember to drop you a line, too!!).
Oh, and I ought to mention that Seeds of Diversity maintain a list of upcoming Seedy events on their site at http://www.seeds.ca/ev/events.php.
What a wonderful event! I would love to attend one of these (as a customer!). I've only just started saving seeds myself but I'll have to see if there is one in my area (Kemptville) - I might even volunteer! Good on you for helping to make this one happen.
*Cold Hands Warm Earth*
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