Last Saturday officially marked the start if the growing season as Duncan celebrated its 3rd Annual Seedy Saturday hosted by Cowichan Green Community (CGC) at the Mercury Theatre. Throughout the day, 700 people came, which is more than double last year’s event! This shows a serious interest in growing local food in the Cowichan Valley.

This event was especially exciting for the amazing variety of organic seeds and vendors that ranged from our valley’s grass-root seed savers to established organic seed companies as well. This year featured seed companies from Seeds of Diversity to Seeds of Victoria with Carolyn Herriot and The Zero-Mile Diet to Kristi Tomlin of Ceres Edible Landscaping.
Of course, CGC wouldn’t leave out the fun for our future farmers! Local food vendors, Farms’ Gate Catering, and Depot Dogs were cooking up a storm to ensure that everyone was well fed, children enjoyed interactive planting activities, and everyone was amazed by local artist Caulen Elder’s Live Art. One community member, Todd Geshe, said "events like Seedy Saturday generate hope and positivity. Right now I feel proud to be a part of this community."

If you missed this great day, don’t despair! CGC now has a community seed exchange table, and is encouraging all you green thumbs to bring your own organic seeds or cutting sprouts to be amazed with what you can trade.

This year’s Seedy Saturday event was an amazing community-based event and CGC encourages everyone from small container gardeners to large-scale growers to get their gardens growing!