Review Staff
Even after more than a quarter century attendance
at the Seedy Saturday event at the Grist Mill
and Gardens continues to grow.
Chris Mathieson, operator of the Grist Mill, said
more than 350 visitors attended the event which
included guest speakers, seed vendor, seed swap
and booths and information about other horticulture
related clubs and organizations.
“It was a great event. We had people from
Summerland here, Penticton, Naramata and of
course many local people,” Mathieson said nearing
the end of the Saturday morning, afternoon event.
The event heralded as a knowledge and seed
exchange gave new and experienced growers a
chance to learn from one another.
A seed swap included hundred of varieties of
seeds from flowers to vegetables.
Presentations given on the day included a
talk by the Similkameen’s own Lee McFadyen
from Mariposa Organic Farm about saving seeds
and Leda Fair, president of the West Boundary
Sustainable Foods and Resources Society about
growing microgreens.
“They were both really well received,” Mathieson
said.
Enough money was raised through the event to
permanently sponsor Red Fife wheat in the Seeds of
Diversity’s Canadian Seed Library.