11th Montréal Seed Festival

organized by Action Communiterre

in collaboration with The Friends of the Montreal Botanical Garden

What: Meet growers of organic flowers, herbs, medicinal plants, and heritage vegetable seeds and buy your seeds for the coming season.

Where: Reception Centre of Montréal Botanical Garden, 4101 Sherbrooke East

When: Saturday, February 12 and Sunday, February 13, 2011, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

The 11th Annual Seedy Weekend Seed Fair
at the Montreal Botanical Gardens on February 12th & 13th 2011

Action Communiterre proudly presents the 11th edition of Annual Seedy Weekend Seed Fair which is held in collaboration with Friends of the Montreal Botanical Garden on February 12th & 13th from 10 am to 4:30 pm.

Founded in 1997, Action Communiterre is a non-profit community organization that pioneered and sponsors collective gardening in Montreal, and works on issues related to urban agriculture, biodiversity and food security.

Created over 11 years ago to promote organic collective gardening and the exchange of locally and sustainably grown, open-pollinated seeds, Seedy Weekend offers a series of free workshops, and includes a seed exchange session. The aim of the seed fair is to connect local producers, gardening aficionados and amateurs alike, for two days of learning and sharing.

Beyond exchanging and acquiring seeds, Seedy Weekend is a networking opportunity to meet others who care about biodiversity, hold a collective memory of our agricultural history, and value the colors and the flavours that can no longer be found in conventional grocery stores. Participants at the Seedy Weekend are working hard to maintain our freedom to choose the kinds of food we want to eat.

This event is free, but a voluntary donation would be greatly appreciated, as the event is organized as a fundraising opportunity for Action Communiterre with the help of many partners, such as Friends of the Montreal Botanical Garden, Seeds of diversity, Au Pois Chic, and Cafe Rico.

Location: Montreal Botanical Gardens, Pavillon d’accueil, 4101 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal
Please contact Action Communiterre’s Julie Richard for more information or for an in-depth interview at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit actioncommuniterre.qc.ca.

You can find the list of participating seed producers and organizations and the schedule for the free workshops and the seed exchange session below.

Kiosks : Entrance hall

• Action Communiterre
• Aliments d’ici
• Alter Eco “Mon jardin vert”
• Aux couleurs des saisons
• BioNord
• Champs fleuris
• Coop Maison verte et Ferme le Zephyr
• De Notre Jardin écologique
• Équiterre (seulement sur place le dimanche)
• Ferme de Bullion
• Greta
• Jardin collectif st-Jérôme
• Jardins de l’écoumène
• La Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol
• La société des plantes
• Les Amis du Jardin Botanique
• Les Entreprises TerrÂm(i)es
• Les jardins de Nathalie
• Les Jardins du Grand-Portage
• Mycoflor
• Patri-semences
• Semenciers du Patrimoine
• USC canada

Seed Exchange: Multipurpose hall

Workshops: Auditorium