Get a head start on the 2011 gardening season

North Bay Heritage Gardeners
News Release

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North Bay Heritage Gardeners, St Andrew’s United Church, North Bay Horticultural Society, The North Bay Master Gardeners, & Near North Locavores presents:

North Bay Seed Exchange & Eco Fair

Come join us on Saturday February 26th, 2011 from 1 pm to 4pm at 366 Cassells Street/St Andrew’s United Church (use the McIntyre St Entrance) for North Bay’s second annual Seed Exchange & Eco Fair! This is a free event that has parking and public transit near by.

Gardening is a very rewarding pastime! It is a great way to be physically active while providing affordable fresh produce in your diet, creating habitat for wildlife, or simply beautifying your surroundings. We will have materials and information available for all types of growing situations and experience levels.

Get a head start on the 2011 gardening season at the Seed Exchange. You can trade seeds that you have saved (please make sure that you label your package with as much info as possible, including the variety name and how many seeds are in each package) or purchase seeds for 25 cents each package. Ornamentals and edibles are welcome.

Expand your knowledge at our free workshops for gardeners of all ages and skill-sets and there will be plenty of fun for children too with parental-supervised activities and crafts at the kids zone. Workshops will include: “Vermicomposting”, “Dream Less, Grow More: Take Action to feed yourself”, “Edible Wild Plants”, “Companion Planting”, “ Local Food”

Stop by and visit the vendors at the Eco Fair to learn more about local organizations or get some shopping done at the various environmentally-conscious businesses that will be attending ( a few from the Downtown North Bay Farmers Market, a couple of farm CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture), coffee and snack vendors, a few locally made and eco-friendly product vendors)

If you can’t find what you are looking for at the seed exchange table, do not worry, as there will be commercial seeds to choose from and The Master Gardeners and The North Bay Horticultural Society will be selling seeds as fundraisers for their organizations.

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