Seeds are the very living embodiment of heritage. They are the source of everything we eat (yes, even the carnivore’s meat is from animals that graze on flowering, seeding grasses/grains). Knowledge of saving seed has been foundational to human culture for thousands of years going back to the Fertile Crescent – and maybe even beforeContinue reading “Meeting a seed saving legend”
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Can you grow tomatoes in a wet summer in Canberra?
If you read any advice on growing tomatoes in a wet season, all reports say “Don’t grow in a wet season!”. But you can still grow tomatoes in Canberra in wet condition and get a yield if you apply a few tips and tricks. Including; maintaining good drainage, watering to avoid splashing foliage and increasingContinue reading “Can you grow tomatoes in a wet summer in Canberra?”
Join the Seedy Chat
Whether you are an experienced seed saver or just starting out, whether you are part of a local seed savers group or seed library or just saving seeds in your backyard, you are very welcome to join the conversation. This event will have a Q& A approach, helping you get the information you are lookingContinue reading “Join the Seedy Chat”
Seed Savers Online Forum: Connecting Seedy People Across Australia
Are you curious to learn more about seed saving? Do you have some tips and tricks and knowledge to share? A group of volunteers is building an online community for seed savers from across Australia to share knowledge and experiences, ask questions and give answers all about seeds and seed saving. It’s free to joinContinue reading “Seed Savers Online Forum: Connecting Seedy People Across Australia”
Seed Savers submission to the Capital Food and Fibre Strategy
Introduction to Canberra Seed Savers Cooperative Canberra Seed Savers Cooperative is a not-for-profit registered cooperative and network of local food growers and farmers who grow food from seed to seed (eating along the way) and harvest and share those locally grown seeds across our community. We work to protect our abundant, common heritage of open-pollinatedContinue reading “Seed Savers submission to the Capital Food and Fibre Strategy”
Seedlings for Community – join us in growing for our community
This season the fabulous volunteer growers at Canberra Seed Savers will once be growing seedlings to give away to those in need in our community! You can be part of it by contacting us at canberraseedsavers@gmail.com. We’ll be monitoring the Covid-19 situation and following all lockdown rules and public health advice. This may mean thatContinue reading “Seedlings for Community – join us in growing for our community”
Autumnal Seed Saving
March and April is a popular time for seed saving – in Canberra we grow so many summer and autumn crops that, as the days shorten and the weather cools, get ready to end their annual life cycle once again. Nature’s beginning – and end – is seeds and herbaceous crops will be flowering andContinue reading “Autumnal Seed Saving”
Autumn and Winter seedlings
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Growing summer seedlings and saving the seeds – a quick guide
Have you just got home with some springy spring seedlings, looking all full of life and promise of great crops to come and calling for you to get out into the garden and plant… but you’re not sure where to start? Read on for some tips and info. If you haven’t grown seedlings before, itContinue reading “Growing summer seedlings and saving the seeds – a quick guide”
Canberra Seed Savers Cooperative 