Seedy Saturday St. John's
The fourth annual Seedy Saturday St. John's is happening April 19, 2025, from 10:00am-4:30pm. Join fellow gardeners, homesteaders, and seed savers for a day filled with learning, networking, and seed sharing!
Seedy Saturday will include information booths from a variety of groups and individuals active in the home gardening, homesteading, and food security communities, plus workshops, opportunities to share, trade, and discover seeds, and even a Kids’ Zone with activities and learning for our youngest gardeners. Workshop topics include seed starting and composting, with more details to come.
In addition to sharing of seeds, participants are encouraged to bring along any gently used garden tools, books, magazines, etc., they would like to pass along to a new home.
Workshop Schedule:
10:15-11:15am: Jeff Ronan, “Seed Starting”
11:30am-12:30pm: Meg McCarthy, “Gardening 101”
1:00-2:00pm: Christine Gillard, “Backyard Composting”
2:30-4:00pm Panel Discussion – “Year-Round Gardening” with Tim Walsh, Dan Rubin, Adam Chafe
Story-time with the Newfoundland and LAbrador Public Libraries:
11:30am
2:30pm
All activities are free of charge. All are welcome, with our without seeds to share! Please note that the Garden’s cultivated areas and trails will not be open during the event.
Seedy Saturday St. John's presented by Memorial University Botanical Garden, Food Producers Forum, Mercy Centre for Ecology & Justice, Autism Society NL.
Location: Botanical Garden
Date and Time: Saturday, Apr. 19 at 10:00 AM - 04:30 PM (NDT)