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  • 1. Seeds and/or Plants (34)
  • 2. Trees (8)
  • 3. Garden Accessories (11)
  • 4. Garden Services (2)
  • 5. Home/Hand-made Products (12)
  • 6. Groups-Clubs-Associations (14)
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Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island
Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island
Participant's Name
Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island
Contact Person
June Strandberg
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Phone # 1
250-752-0401
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Education society with seed and plant sales.
Website
Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island
Returning/Previous Participant
Arrowsmith Naturalists
Arrowsmith Naturalists
Participant's Name
Arrowsmith Naturalists
Contact Person
Sally Soanes
Phone # 1
250-954-2063
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
We were founded in 1970 to know, enjoy and preserve nature. We meet monthly and we have outings about every 10 days.
Website
www.arrowsmithnats.org
Facebook
Arrowsmith Naturalists
Returning/Previous Participant
Brant Wildlife Festival
Brant Wildlife Festival
Participant's Name
Brant Wildlife Festival
Contact Person
Ceri Peacey
Phone # 1
250-927-5658
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information, 8. Potpourri-Other
The Brant Wildlife Festival celebrates nature, particularly Brant geese as they rest and feed on the shores of Parksville and Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, BC.
Website
www.brantfestival.bc.ca
Facebook
www.facebook.com/BrantWildlifeFestival/
Returning/Previous Participant
BroomBusters Invasive Plant Society
BroomBusters Invasive Plant Society
Participant's Name
BroomBusters Invasive Plant Society
Contact Person
Joanne Sales
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC.
Phone # 1
250-752-4816
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Broombusters is a volunteer society that started in Oceanside. Our mission is to empower communities to stop the spread of Scotch broom, an aggressive alien invasive plant taking over huge areas of the Pacific Northwest - especially on Vancouver Island. Come learn how to get rid of broom on your property and in your community. Broombusters now has groups from Duncan to Powell River.
Scotch broom is fast growing, toxic to animals and highly flammable. As it moves into clear-cut areas, it prevents forest regrowth. Help protect tomorrow's farmland, green spaces and forests! Come ask questions. We can help you. You can help your community!
Website
www.broombusters.org
Returning/Previous Participant
Brother Nature Organic Seeds
Brother Nature Organic Seeds
Participant's Name
Brother Nature Organic Seeds
Contact Person
Coral Brinck
Contact #2
Gordon Brinck
City / Town / Area
Victoria
Street-Mailing Address
BC.
Phone # 1
250-661-2255
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
We take great pride in providing our buyers with seeds to plant a complete biodiverse garden that is healthy, reliable, eco-friendly, and inexpensive. We also germination test all our seed. We adjust our quantities in proportion to germination ratios, so that, provided proper conditions, you should realize as many plants as the seed quantities states on the package or more. It's that important to us that you can rely on our quality. Our selection is heavy on plants that provide food, beauty, interest, diversity and colour. We hope you enjoy our displays and welcome all questions.
Website
www.brothernature.ca
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/BrotherNatureSeeds/
Returning/Previous Participant
Bugs with Benefits
Bugs with Benefits
Participant's Name
Bugs with Benefits
Contact Person
Debbie Foster
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC.
Phone # 1
250-228-1413
Participant's Focus
5. Home/Hand-made Products
Beneficial predator insects for use as Biocontrols. Also have pest insect traps, red wiggler worms, and organic fertilizer.
Website
bugswithbenefits.ca
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/bugswithbenefits/
Returning/Previous Participant
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Participant's Name
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Contact Person
Eric Veale
Contact #2
Dona Bradley
Street-Mailing Address
2C-91 Front Street
Mailing: CSNN 2C-91 Front Street
BC V9R 5H9
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information
The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition Vancouver Island now has 2 classroom locations on the Island – our original one in Nanaimo and new location in Victoria – enabling students from all over the Island and Gulf Islands to access Canada’s premier education in holistic nutrition.
Dedicated to promoting health and wellness through natural nutrition, we offer a comprehensive diploma program that integrates a deep knowledge of the healing and preventive properties of food, science, the body/mind/spirit connection, and the environment. Our approach is holistic, blending practical knowledge with hands-on experience in a supportive, student-centred learning environment.
Website
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Facebook
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Returning/Previous Participant
CEAP TIDES Program
CEAP TIDES Program
Participant's Name
CEAP TIDES Program
Contact Person
Kyle Dykstra
Contact #2
Rebecca Weiss
Street-Mailing Address
SD 69 Collaborative Education Alternative Program
BC
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Technology Integrated Distributed Experiential Studies (TIDES):
The TIDES Program is a School District 69 grade 8/9 program with a sustainability focus. We are located in the Kwalicum Secondary School, but are a separate school entity called CEAP. View/download the TIDES flyer linked below.
Website
TIDES program flyer (PDF file)
Website 2
www.sd69.bc.ca/school/CEAP/
Returning/Previous Participant
Coastal Invasive Species Committee Society
Coastal Invasive Species Committee Society
Participant's Name
Coastal Invasive Species Committee Society
Contact Person
Donald Hare
Street-Mailing Address
Mailing Address: PO Box 30039
BC V9N 9H8
City / Town / Area
Courtenay
Phone # 1
250-871-5117
Phone #2
Toll-free: 1-844-298-2532
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 8. Potpourri-Other
Non-profit organisation that takes a leadership role to reduce the negative impacts of invasive species on coastal communities.
Website
Coastal Invasive Species Council Website
Facebook
Coastal Invasive Species Council Facebook Page
Returning/Previous Participant
Countrywide Garden Ornaments
Countrywide Garden Ornaments
Participant's Name
Countrywide Garden Ornaments
Contact Person
Dustin Carlson
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories
Countrywide offers a broad range of outstanding ornamental concrete castings from classical figures to modern designs. All our pieces capture the timeless beauty of stone to enhance and charm any garden space.
Website
http://www.countrywideornaments.com
New Participant
Denman Island Heritage Apples
Denman Island Heritage Apples
Participant's Name
Denman Island Heritage Apples
Contact Person
Kate Janeway
City / Town / Area
Denman Island
Participant's Focus
2. Trees
Denman Island Heritage Apple Trees is a small family run nursery that specializes in propagating traditional apple trees. It's run by Shonna Janeway and her daughter Kate at The Potager on Denman Island.They propagate and sell over one hundred apple varieties including crab apples and traditional French and English cider apples.
Website
www.denmanapple.ca
Facebook
Denman Island Heritage Apples
Returning/Previous Participant
Donna Balzer: Helping Gardeners Grow
Donna Balzer: Helping Gardeners Grow
Participant's Name
Donna Balzer: Helping Gardeners Grow
Contact Person
Donna Balzer
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach, BC
Phone # 1
250-752-5640
Phone #2
403-827-6390
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information
Donna Balzer lives in Qualicum Beach where she has two greenhouses and a big vegetable garden on her double lot. She is an award-winning media personality and garden consultant with a personal passion for food growing in northern regions. Horticulturist, speaker, and author, Donna has a degree in Agriculture with a specialty in Horticulture. She has a Youtube channel and 3 seasons as host of HGTV's Bugs & Blooms.
Website
https://donnabalzer.com
Facebook
.../NoGuffGardener/
Returning/Previous Participant
EcoReality Co-op
EcoReality Co-op
Participant's Name
EcoReality Co-op
Contact Person
Jan Steinman
Contact #2
Cleome Rowe
Street-Mailing Address
2152 Fullford-Ganges Road
BC, V8K 1Z7
City / Town / Area
Salt Spring Island
Phone # 1
250-653-2024
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 5. Home/Hand-made Products, 6. Groups-Clubs-Associations
EcoReailty Co-op was established as a site for collaborative farming and housing for its member-funders. We produce a broad array of agricultural products, including seeds, vegetable starts, and nursery stock, and turn many of those products into value-added products, such as fruit preserves, dried produce, salsas and relishes. Our goat milk soap is made from our own goat milk, and our carrot cake has our own eggs, goat milk buttermilk, and carrots (seasonally).
Website
EcoReality Co-op
New Participant
Figs For Life
Figs For Life
Participant's Name
Figs For Life
Contact Person
Devmurti Khalsa
Street-Mailing Address
7650B Marcus Road
Denman Island
BC. V0R 1T0
City / Town / Area
Denman Island
Phone # 1
250-335-1143
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees, 8. Potpourri-Other
We are a small family-run nursery on the British Columbia coast with a huge passion for growing hardy fig trees.
Website
www.figsforlife.ca
Returning/Previous Participant
Flying Leaves Farm
Flying Leaves Farm
Participant's Name
Flying Leaves Farm
Contact Person
John Perrin
Contact #2
Kara Hollis
City / Town / Area
Langford
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Phone # 1
778-535-6152
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories, 8. Potpourri-Other
The main product we are offering is leaf cutter bees in larva stage, as well as hand made bee houses and nesting.
New Participant
Friends of French Creek Conservation Society – Hamilton Marsh Committee
Friends of French Creek Conservation Society – Hamilton Marsh Committee
Participant's Name
Friends of French Creek Conservation Society – Hamilton Marsh Committee
Contact Person
Ceri Peacey
Street-Mailing Address
661 Gilbert Road
BC V9K 1V2
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Phone # 1
250-752-4720
Phone #2
250-927-5658 (cell)
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Non-profit Stewardship Group. Hamilton Marsh Committee.
Website
Hamilton Marsh
Website 2
Friends of French Creek Conservation Society
Facebook
Friends of French Creek Conservation Society
Returning/Previous Participant
Full Circle Seeds
Full Circle Seeds
Participant's Name
Full Circle Seeds
Contact Person
Mary Alice Johnson & Jordan Field
Street-Mailing Address
PO Box 807
Sooke
BC. V9Z 1H8
City / Town / Area
Sooke
Phone # 1
250-642-3671
Phone #2
250-642-2131
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Certified locally produced organic seeds for vegetables, flowers and herbs and seed potatoes.
Website
www.fullcircleseeds.com
Returning/Previous Participant
Garden House Foundation Fund
Garden House Foundation Fund
Participant's Name
Garden House Foundation Fund
Contact Person
Jackie Barker
Contact #2
Jim Barker
Phone # 1
250-743-4627
The Garden House Foundation Fund was formed by Jim and Jackie Barker under the umbrella of the Victoria Foundation in 2008. Funds are raised through Seedy Saturday as well as high quality used gardening book sales and other projects. All profits go into the permanent fund, which provides grants each year to organizations which support families in crisis and animals in need, and will do so in perpetuity. For more information, please visit www.gardenhousefoundation.wordpress.com.
Website
Garden House Foundation
New Participant
Garden Lore
Garden Lore
Participant's Name
Garden Lore
Contact Person
Joan Wynden
City / Town / Area
Courtenay
Street-Mailing Address
BC.
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Featuring deer resistant, drought tolerant and pollinator friendly perennials, Garden Lore celebrates the wonders of nature with a selection of the unique and unusual, the beautiful and the bizarre. What better way to welcome the new gardening year than by visiting us for some early colour or intriguing gems.
Returning/Previous Participant
Gardens on the Go
Gardens on the Go
Participant's Name
Gardens on the Go
Contact Person
Connie Kuramoto
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 4. Garden Services, 6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Education / Garden services / Seeds & Plants
Website
www.freewebs.com/gardensonthego/
Returning/Previous Participant
Goldstream Gardens / Sunshine’s Herb Pharm
Goldstream Gardens /  Sunshine’s Herb Pharm
Participant's Name
Goldstream Gardens / Sunshine’s Herb Pharm
Contact Person
Sunshine Goldsberry
Street-Mailing Address
PO Box 429,
Coombs
BC. V0R 1M0
City / Town / Area
Coombs
Phone # 1
250-248-8809
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 8. Potpourri-Other, 9. Fresh Produce/Products
Herbs, and items made from herbs.
Returning/Previous Participant
Good Earth Farms
Good Earth Farms
Participant's Name
Good Earth Farms
Contact Person
Simon Toole
Contact #2
Heather Mills
Street-Mailing Address
7636 Island Hwy.
Black Creek
BC. V9J 1G6
City / Town / Area
Black Creek
Phone # 1
250-337-2261
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
We have been growing and saving seed since 2002 in Black Creek. Our seeds are perfect for Island growing. We are passionate about local sustainable growing and love to share our knowledge. Please come by and say hi!!
Website
www.goodearthfarms.ca
Facebook
Good Earth Farms
Returning/Previous Participant
Green Thumb Garden Centre
Green Thumb Garden Centre
Participant's Name
Green Thumb Garden Centre
Contact Person
Walter Pinnow
Contact #2
Kyle Gerke
Street-Mailing Address
6261 Hammond Bay Road
BC V9T 5M4
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo
Phone # 1
250-758-0944
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees
Serving District 69 for over 60 years.
Website
Green Thumb Garden Centre
Returning/Previous Participant
Island Hothouse / Planting Seeds Project
Island Hothouse / Planting Seeds Project
Participant's Name
Island Hothouse / Planting Seeds Project
Contact Person
Christine and Aurora Clark
Contact #2
Mojave Kaplan
Street-Mailing Address
10605 Southin Road

BC, V9G 2A8
City / Town / Area
Ladysmith (Saltair)
Phone # 1
250-661-3184
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Sharing in the spirit of growing that has inspired the 2 generations of women represented at our table to be empowered, to be co-creators and to envision a better world. A family farm producing peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, beans, red russian garlic and more to come.
Website
Island Hothouse Website
Facebook
Island Hothouse Facebook
New Participant
Islepaca Farms
Islepaca Farms
Participant's Name
Islepaca Farms
Contact Person
Janice Fast
Street-Mailing Address
7491 Cougar Smith Road
BC V0R 1W0
City / Town / Area
Fanny Bay
Phone # 1
7809781200
Phone #2
2503352378
Participant's Focus
8. Potpourri-Other
Here at Islepaca Farms we package our Binky's Beans on site and distribute directly to you, the garden enthusiast. All our beans are sun dried, hand selected and are free from rocks and vegetable matter. Using alpaca/llaama manure as fertilizer is a great idea. Even though it has a lower organic content alpaca/llama manure is still considered a rich soil conditioner. Easy to use, spread the whole or ground beans around the base of the plant. The smaller burlap bags are extremely popular are perfect for making 'Alpaca Tea.'
Website
Islepaca Farms
Facebook
Islepaca Farms
New Participant
LeafFilter North of Canada, Inc.
LeafFilter North of Canada, Inc.
Participant's Name
LeafFilter North of Canada, Inc.
Contact Person
Nicole Black
Contact #2
Alex Cronje
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information, 8. Potpourri-Other
No more climbing ladders to clean gutters with LeafFilter™, a comprehensive gutter protection system that is guaranteed to keep your gutters clog free. LeafFilter™ is Gutter Protection Perfection™.
Website
LeafFilter
Long Live Bees
Long Live Bees
Participant's Name
Long Live Bees
Contact Person
Catherine Scanlan
Phone # 1
250-358-4859
Participant's Focus
5. Home/Hand-made Products, 7. Education or Information
Based in the Cowichan Valley, we produce and sell a range of hand crafted bee themed products. Everything from attracting and keeping Mason bees and Leafcutter bees including condos and bee cocoons, to backyard bee kits, limited edition bee prints, garden and household goods plus education regarding the importance of bees to our environment.
Facebook
Long Live Bees
New Participant
M&B Mason BEES
M&B Mason BEES
Participant's Name
M&B Mason BEES
Contact Person
Margaret Pimlott
Contact #2
Bruce Pimlott
Street-Mailing Address
3014 Barnes Road
B.C. V9X 1P4
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo (CEDAR)
Phone # 1
250-323-1500
Phone #2
205-722-2375
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information
We are a new company taking over the previous mason bees education and selling of material for mason bee home use. I will also be giving information about other natural pollinators as well as gardening advice. I'm a Pollinator Steward and will be promoting selection of plants to help our natural pollinators. I'm a also a Horticulturist with 35 yrs. experience as well as a Arborist . and master organic gardener .
Facebook
M & B Mason Bees
Returning/Previous Participant
Metchosin Farm
Metchosin Farm
Participant's Name
Metchosin Farm
Contact Person
Fiona Hamersley Chambers
Contact #2
Taylor King
City / Town / Area
Metchosin
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Located on Vancouver Island, our Metchosin Farm grows and sells 200 Certified Organic, locally-adapted seed crops, along with perennial soft fruit plants, and edible roots and tubers.
Website
www.metchosinfarm.ca
Facebook
Metchosin Farm
Returning/Previous Participant
Milner Gardens & Woodland
Milner Gardens & Woodland
Participant's Name
Milner Gardens & Woodland
Contact Person
Geoff Ball
Street-Mailing Address
2179 West Island Highway
Qualicum Beach
BC. V9K 1G1
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Phone # 1
250-752-8573
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information
Milner Gardens & Woodland... a seaside garden in Qualicum Beach on the east coast of Vancouver Island, BC and one of best attractions in Parksville·Qualicum Beach. Experience the magic of 28 hectares (70 acres) of unspoiled natural beauty perched on the edge of an oceanside bluff overlooking the Strait of Georgia. Afternoon tea service is held in historic Milner House from 1 to 4 pm, or you can visit the gift shop, have some refreshments or buy a special plant from the nursery. Visit the web site to see how many more ways you can experience Milner Gardens.
Website
www2.viu.ca/MilnerGardens/
Returning/Previous Participant
Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society
Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society
Participant's Name
Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society
Contact Person
Marilyn Dawson
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
5. Home/Hand-made Products, 6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
MARS is dedicated to increasing the awareness of rhododendrons and the diverse plants that grow with them, by bringing in knowledgeable speakers, and through other educational means providing up to date information on the genus.
Website
www.marsrhodos.ca
Returning/Previous Participant
Mushroom Savage
Mushroom Savage
Participant's Name
Mushroom Savage
Contact Person
Neil Horner
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Phone # 1
250-228-6355
Participant's Focus
8. Potpourri-Other
I forage the woods of Vancouver Island for wild mushrooms, which I then dehydrate and jar – no plastic bags here folks! My foraged mushrooms include chanterelles, hedgehogs, lobsters, pines, cauliflower and turkey tail. I also cultivate lion’s mane, pink, yellow and blue oysters and reishi. I sell these separately, many in both regular and large sizes, and as well I make a mixed mushroom medley, for the best mushroom soup ever.

My son gathers chaga for me from the Prince George area and with it I make a couple of tea products, including ground – tea ball-ready chaga and what I call Super T Plus, which is a combination of ground chaga, turkey tail and lion’s mane mushroom.
Returning/Previous Participant
Nanoose Edibles
Nanoose Edibles
Participant's Name
Nanoose Edibles
Contact Person
Barbara Ebell
Contact #2
Lorne Ebell
Street-Mailing Address
1950A Stewart Rd.
BC. V9P 9E7
City / Town / Area
Nanoose Bay
Phone # 1
250-468-2332
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees, 9. Fresh Produce/Products
Organic Produce. Vegie box program. U-pick, and more... . Visit Nanoose Edibles website for an in-depth look at their offerings.
Website
www.nanooseediblesfarm.com
Facebook
Nanoose Edibles
Returning/Previous Participant
North Island Wildlife Recovery Association
North Island Wildlife Recovery Association
Participant's Name
North Island Wildlife Recovery Association
Contact Person
Joyce Lee
Street-Mailing Address
PO Box 364, 1240 Leffler Road
BC. V0R 1V0
City / Town / Area
Errington
Phone # 1
PHONE :: 250-248-8534
Phone #2
FAX :: 250-248-1274
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre's mission is to care for ill, injured, and orphaned wildlife and to educate the public on wildlife and environmental issues. The Centre is open to public viewing of gardens, non-releasable wildlife, and more.
Website
www.niwra.org
Facebook
North Island Wildlife Recovery Association
Returning/Previous Participant
Omega Blue Farms
Omega Blue Farms
Participant's Name
Omega Blue Farms
Contact Person
Wayne & Dawn Osborne
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Phone # 1
250-757-2006
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 7. Education or Information
Omega Blue Farms is a heritage animal and heirloom plant conservation farm. The animal and plant varieties we utilize are maintained, restored, and improved using traditional breeding and moreganic practices.
Website
www.OmegaBlueFarms.ca
Facebook
Omega Blue Farms
Returning/Previous Participant
Outrageous Edibles & Bedibles
Outrageous Edibles & Bedibles
Participant's Name
Outrageous Edibles & Bedibles
Contact Person
Jesse Jacobs
City / Town / Area
Coombs
Street-Mailing Address
BC.
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Outrageous Edibles & Bedibles is a British Columbia wholesale plant nursery growing a wide variety of high-quality bedding plants, vegetable starters and herbs.
Website
www.OutrageousPlants.ca
Returning/Previous Participant
Pacific Brimm Cafe & Catering
Pacific Brimm Cafe & Catering
Participant's Name
Pacific Brimm Cafe & Catering
Contact Person
Teresa Patterson
Street-Mailing Address
123 Craig Street
BC V9P 2G3
City / Town / Area
Parksville
Phone # 1
250-248-3336
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations
The Brimm celebrated its 20th year in business in 2017. With Teresa and son Brandon as the third owners. Choosing local ingredients like our free range fresh eggs, produce, herbs, cheese, BC wines and craft beers.
Teresa brings her love of food and over 30 years of experience to designing menus, and fresh flavours. She fits the needs and budgets of her guests with her honest, sit down approach over a cup of coffee or tea.
Brandon's perspective offers humour, his love of anything BBQ, and frequent changes to our beers on tap.
Website
www.pacificbrimm.com
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/PacificBrimm
Returning/Previous Participant
Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
Participant's Name
Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
Contact Person
Launie Elves
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees, 3. Garden Accessories, 9. Fresh Produce/Products
A true farmers market. Eat fresh. Buy local.
Website
www.qbfarmersmarket.com
Returning/Previous Participant
Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society
Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society
Participant's Name
Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society
Contact Person
Pat Jacobson
Street-Mailing Address
216 Saturna Drive
BC V9K 2P5
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations
Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers are active in protecting and restoring wild fish habit in our local rivers and streams. For Seedy Saturday, we will focus on invasive plants in riparian areas.
Website
www.qbstreamkeepers.ca
Returning/Previous Participant
Rabbit Hill Farm
Rabbit Hill Farm
Participant's Name
Rabbit Hill Farm
Contact Person
Kathy Blackstaffe
Street-Mailing Address
1775 Nanaimo River Rd.
Nanaimo
BC. V9X 1E9
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo
Phone # 1
250-754-4355
Phone #2
250-802-4099
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 5. Home/Hand-made Products
Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Sauces, Preserves, and more...
Facebook
Rabbit Hill Farm
Returning/Previous Participant
Ravensong Seeds & Herbals / Fireweed Farm
Ravensong Seeds & Herbals / Fireweed Farm
Participant's Name
Ravensong Seeds & Herbals / Fireweed Farm
Contact Person
Harmony Pillon
Contact #2
Jessy Delleman
Street-Mailing Address
Box 169,
Saanichton
BC V8M 2C3
City / Town / Area
Saanichton
Phone # 1
250-652-2655
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 5. Home/Hand-made Products
Ravensong is a small seed and herbal business specializing in rare and hard to find medicinal herb plants and seeds, with a selection of culinary herbs, flowers, veggies and garlic. We also craft a line of high quality, small batch herbal products, harvested fresh at peak potency. Our seeds & plants are open pollinated and grown without the use of pesticides, chemicals or GMOS. All seeds, plants and herbal products are grown and made on our farm, Fireweed Farm & School, in Brentwood Bay, BC.
Website
www.ravensongseeds.com
Website 2
www.fireweedschool.com
Facebook
Ravensong Seeds and Herbals
Returning/Previous Participant
RDN – Team WaterSmart
RDN – Team WaterSmart
Participant's Name
RDN – Team WaterSmart
Contact Person
Capri Brugge
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information
Team WaterSmart is brought to you by the Regional District of Nanaimo - Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Program, Town of Qualicum Beach, City of Nanaimo, City of Parksville and District of Lantzville.
Website
Regional District of Nanaimo - Team WaterSmart
Facebook
Regional District of Nanaimo
Returning/Previous Participant
Salt Spring Seeds
Salt Spring Seeds
Participant's Name
Salt Spring Seeds
Contact Person
Dan Jason
Street-Mailing Address
250 Toynbee Road
PO Box 444, Stn. Ganges
Salt Spring Island
BC. V8K 2H7
City / Town / Area
Salt Spring Island
Phone # 1
250-537-4658
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 7. Education or Information
In business since 1986, 2020 is our 33rd year of promoting a safe, sustainable and local agriculture. Specializing in beans, grains, medicinal herbs and garlic, all our seeds are untreated, open-pollinated and non-GMO. We grow all our own seeds and sell only our most recent harvest. Orders are filled year-round, and usually within a day or two of receiving your requests. View our Heritage & Heirloom Organic Seed Catalog at our website.
Website
Salt Spring Seeds
Facebook
Salt Spring Seeds
Returning/Previous Participant
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Participant's Name
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Contact Person
Joy Smith
Contact #2
Dale Crossley
Street-Mailing Address
2503 Island Hwy. West
Qualicum Beach
BC. V9K 1G5
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Phone # 1
250-752-8135
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Canada's original Heritage Seed Program: memberships, back issues of magazine, and donations accepted at our Qualicum Beach Seedy Saturday table.
MORE INFORMATION: Seeds of Diversity is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to the conservation of agricultural and horticultural biodiversity. Our members preserve the basic building blocks of Canada's food system: plants, seeds, and pollinators. We save and collect seeds of rare and endangered food plants, promote the health of pollinator ecosystems, help communities create local food systems, and make thousands of varieties of vegetables, fruit, and grains available that might otherwise disappear forever.
Website
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Facebook
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Returning/Previous Participant
Shoots With Roots – Milner Gardens
Shoots With Roots – Milner Gardens
Participant's Name
Shoots With Roots – Milner Gardens
Contact Person
Pamela Murray
Street-Mailing Address
2179 West Island Highway
Qualicum Beach
BC. V9K 1G1
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Phone # 1
250-752-8573
Participant's Focus
6. Groups-Clubs-Associations, 7. Education or Information
Shoots with Roots began in 2003, as an intergenerational gardening program where local school-aged children learned side by side with volunteer garden mentors in our Children's Food Garden.
The program has since expanded to include explorations of our local Douglas-fir forest, adventures in the Artist's Garden, and a wide variety of hands-on learning activities throughout Milner Gardens & Woodland.
Website
www2.viu.ca/milnergardens/shoots-with-roots/
Facebook
Shoots with Roots
Returning/Previous Participant
Small Island Seed Co.
Small Island Seed Co.
Participant's Name
Small Island Seed Co.
Contact Person
Richard Kuehnel
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo
Street-Mailing Address
BC, V9R 6R1
Phone # 1
250-802-5747
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
We specialize in growing rare, exotic, and perennial vegetable seeds.
Website
Small Island Seed Company
New Participant
Speedibin Composters
Speedibin Composters
Participant's Name
Speedibin Composters
Contact Person
Joyce McMenamon
Street-Mailing Address
PO Box 197
Merville
BC. V0R 2M0
City / Town / Area
Merville
Phone # 1
250-337-8228 (Merville)
Phone #2
1-888-701-2303 (Toll-Free)
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories, 5. Home/Hand-made Products, 7. Education or Information
We are all about backyard composting! The all-metal Speedibin composter is built to keep out rats and be easy to use. The goal is to make the ideal composter to encourage people to make compost. Feed the soil that feeds the plants that feed us! Visit us and play the ‘Test your compost skills’ game.
Website
www.speedibin.com
Website 2
Speedibin Facebook Page
Returning/Previous Participant
Surprize Nursery
Surprize Nursery
Participant's Name
Surprize Nursery
Contact Person
Steve Hoffman
Street-Mailing Address
3510 Brittain Blvd.
Qualicum Beach
BC. V9K 1W2
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Phone # 1
250-594-5947
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 5. Home/Hand-made Products, 8. Potpourri-Other, 9. Fresh Produce/Products
We grow organic herbs, bay laurel and eucalyptus trees and make pickles, jams and jellies. In the spring we grow a large selection of veggie starts. Of course, we also have an extensive selection of organic seeds.
Returning/Previous Participant
Sweet Rock Farm
Sweet Rock Farm
Participant's Name
Sweet Rock Farm
Contact Person
Sal Dominelli
Street-Mailing Address
1380 Degnen Road
Gabriola Island
BC. V0R 1X7
City / Town / Area
Gabriola Island
Phone # 1
250-247-7885
Phone #2
250-713-9041
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 3. Garden Accessories
I'm a seed grower, and market farmer on Gabriola Island.
Website
sweetrockfarmseeds.ca
Returning/Previous Participant
The Blueberry Man
The Blueberry Man
Participant's Name
The Blueberry Man
Contact Person
Daxton Bennett
Contact #2
David Brown
City / Town / Area
Whitecourt
Street-Mailing Address
AB, T7S 1G4
Phone # 1
780-649-6714 (Daxton)
Phone #2
780-706-4471 (Dave)
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
The Blueberry Man has been bringing fruit plants to all over the Island since 2010. We help many fundraisers each year selling our plants to raise money for their cause.
Website
www.theblueberryman.ca/
Facebook
TheWestCoastBlueberryMan
Returning/Previous Participant
The Good Earth Biochar/The Urban Farmer
The Good Earth Biochar/The Urban Farmer
Participant's Name
The Good Earth Biochar/The Urban Farmer
Contact Person
Ron Berezan
Street-Mailing Address
6370 Oak Street
BC V8A 4L9
City / Town / Area
Powel River
Phone # 1
604-223-4800
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories
The Good Earth Co. produces biochar as an organic soil amendment. Biochar is a specialized form of charcoal, crushed and charged with organic nutrients and beneficial soil microbes. Biochar increases soil fertility, moisture holding capacity and the biodiversity of the soil. It is also an excellent way to sequester atmospheric CO2, to generate renewable energy and to make excellent use of organic waste materials. Our locally made biochar is an excellent amendment for seeding mixes, for planting with trees and for use in garden beds. The Good Earth is an initiative of The Urban Farmer, a BC business promoting sustainable agriculture and permaculture throughout Western Canada and internationally.
Website
www.thegoodearth.co
Facebook
www.facebook.com/thegoodearthco/
Returning/Previous Participant
TreeEater Farm and Nursery
TreeEater Farm and Nursery
Participant's Name
TreeEater Farm and Nursery
Contact Person
Peter Janes
Street-Mailing Address
2011 North Central Road
Denman Island
BC. V0R 1T0
City / Town / Area
Denman Island
Phone # 1
250-335-0970
Phone #2
250-897-8540
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees
We are the best source in the Vancouver Island region for perennial tree crops, the species that we need for broad-scale Restoration Agriculture planting! Also, we hand-make Garden tools: Hori Horis, Pointed Hoes and Hunting Knives, plus more...
Website
www.treeeaternursery.com
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Twining Vine Garden
Twining Vine Garden
Participant's Name
Twining Vine Garden
Contact Person
Sandra Hofer
Contact #2
Tom Gray
City / Town / Area
Fanny Bay
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Phone # 1
250-335-0584
Phone #2
250-218-8841
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees
Celebrating Nature's Botanic Diversity. We offer rare difficult to find shrubs, trees, perennials and veggies from around the world. Nut and fruit trees to species Paeonia.
Website
Twining Vine Garden Website
Returning/Previous Participant
Valhalla Farm
Valhalla Farm
Participant's Name
Valhalla Farm
Contact Person
Michelle Harrison
Street-Mailing Address
3693 Gibbins Road
BC. V9L 6E7
City / Town / Area
Duncan
Phone # 1
250-686-1513
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 5. Home/Hand-made Products
Valhalla Farm Herbs N' Things offers many products, all grown organically in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Visit our website (and our farm) to see the wide variety of our offerings.
Website
www.valhallafarm.ca
Returning/Previous Participant
Valley Succulents
Valley Succulents
Participant's Name
Valley Succulents
Contact Person
Jamey Lauinger
Contact #2
Rachel McColm
Street-Mailing Address
2210 Anderton Rd.
Comox
BC V9M 4B1
City / Town / Area
Comox
Phone # 1
250-465-1338
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Valley Succulents is a speciality plant nursery located in the Comox Valley. Our speciality is Cacti and succulents both tender and hardy. In addition to this we offer a wide range perennials some garden supplies and good selection of pots.
Website
Valley Succulents
Facebook
Valley Succulents
Returning/Previous Participant
Vancouver Island Master Gardeners’ Association
Vancouver Island Master Gardeners’ Association
Participant's Name
Vancouver Island Master Gardeners’ Association
Contact Person
Karen Bennett
Contact #2
Sally Shivers
City / Town / Area
Qualicum Beach
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
7. Education or Information
The vision of the Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association is to provide information about gardening to the community and to educate people about environmentally responsible gardening practices.
Website
Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association
Returning/Previous Participant
Warwick Dahlias / aka Back Yard Bloomers
Warwick Dahlias / aka Back Yard Bloomers
Participant's Name
Warwick Dahlias / aka Back Yard Bloomers
Contact Person
Sherry Jessee
Street-Mailing Address
1672 Constitution Road
BC. V9J 1G2
City / Town / Area
Black Creek
Phone # 1
250-337-2000
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
A great resource for dahlia tubers--we grow approximately 3000 dahlias each year. We also sell cut flowers, and can be seen at local Farmer's Markets.
Website
http://warwickdahlias.com
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/warwickdahlias/
West Coast Seeds
West Coast Seeds
Participant's Name
West Coast Seeds
Contact Person
Alex Augustyniak
Street-Mailing Address
5300 34B Avenue
BC. V4L 2P1
City / Town / Area
Delta
Phone # 1
604-952-8820
Phone #2
604-764-0067
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 3. Garden Accessories
Grower Quality, Untreated Seeds for Organic Gardening. NEW: Certified Organic Cover Crops Seeds!
Website
www.westcoastseeds.com
Facebook
WestCoastSeeds
Returning/Previous Participant
Windowsill Orchids
Windowsill Orchids
Participant's Name
Windowsill Orchids
Contact Person
Sue Christison
Street-Mailing Address
3573 Mt. Sicker Road
Chemainus
BC. V0R 1K4
City / Town / Area
Chemainus
Phone # 1
250-246-3447
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Orchid plants, air orchids, clay orchids, and more...
Facebook
Windowsill Orchids
Returning/Previous Participant
Woodbrute Designs
Woodbrute Designs
Participant's Name
Woodbrute Designs
Contact Person
Richard deJong
Street-Mailing Address
6943 Dickinson Road
BC, V0R 2H0
City / Town / Area
Lantzville
Phone # 1
250-797-0394
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories
Gardening planters, troughs and accessories.
Website
www.woodbrute.com
Facebook
Woodbrute Designs
Returning/Previous Participant
Y-Grip Garden Tool Ltd.
Y-Grip Garden Tool Ltd.
Participant's Name
Y-Grip Garden Tool Ltd.
Contact Person
Paul Carr
Contact #2
Bonnie Borbridge
City / Town / Area
Comox
Street-Mailing Address
B.C.
Phone # 1
250-702-6293
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories
Dig smarter not harder with the Y-Grip Garden tool--a truly ergonomic garden trowel that you can use to plant bulbs, transplant, cultivate & weed with. Use it one or two handed to change your hand position and decrease strain.
Website
www.ygrip.ca
Facebook
www.facebook.com/YGrip/
Returning/Previous Participant
Bee Canadian
Bee Canadian
Participant's Name
Bee Canadian
Contact Person
Gordon Cyr
City / Town / Area
Black Creek
Street-Mailing Address
BC
Participant's Focus
3. Garden Accessories
Orchard mason bees are the answer for poor pollination affecting your fruit trees and other food crops that blossom in the spring. We are a family run business and sell bees, mason bee homes, cocoons, tubes and liners.
Website
Bee Canadian
New Participant
Green Mountain Bees
Green Mountain Bees
Participant's Name
Green Mountain Bees
Contact Person
Monika Grunberg
Street-Mailing Address
1590 Embleton Crescent
BC, V9N 6N8
City / Town / Area
Courtenay
Phone # 1
250-703-2545
Participant's Focus
4. Garden Services, 5. Home/Hand-made Products, 7. Education or Information
I have been raising mason bees and interested in protecting wild pollinators for over 20 years. I am located in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island and have been selling bees, supplies and educating the public for the last 7 years.
Website
Green Mountain Bees
New Participant
Saanich Organics
Saanich Organics
Participant's Name
Saanich Organics
Contact Person
Theresa Heinekey
Street-Mailing Address
1438 Mt Newton Xrd
BC, V8M 1S1
City / Town / Area
Saanichton
Phone # 1
206-930-9540
Phone #2
250-818-5807
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants
Saanich Organics is a group of farms that sell together in CSA box and markets. We have a jointly owned/operated side project of growing/saving seeds. This business is called Seeds of the Revolution. Our seeds are high quality, organically grown and certified.
Website
Saanich Organics
Facebook
Saanich Organics
New Participant
The Shrubbers
The Shrubbers
Participant's Name
The Shrubbers
Contact Person
Elsje Badenhorst
Contact #2
Judy Yacoboski
Street-Mailing Address
999 Price Road
BC, V9P 2C9
City / Town / Area
Parksville
Phone # 1
250-927-6422
Phone #2
250-586-0433
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 2. Trees, 5. Home/Hand-made Products
We are a new home based nursery with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and a supplier of fast growing, deer resistant hedging. We grow a lot of deer and drought resistant/tolerant plants and shrub varieties that are attractive to bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and song birds. We grow almost all of our entire stock., either from propagating or from Canadian rootstock. We will be doing a lot of topiary work in the future and are always on the lookout for new, interesting and different stock to grow.
Website
The Shrubbers
Facebook
The Shrubbers
New Participant
West Coast Engravings
West Coast Engravings
Participant's Name
West Coast Engravings
Contact Person
Marta Houlding
City / Town / Area
Nanaimo
Phone # 1
604-764-0811
Participant's Focus
1. Seeds and/or Plants, 3. Garden Accessories, 5. Home/Hand-made Products
We sell seeds, flowers, plants, bulbs, wooden boxes for plants, plant tags and garden signs.
Website
West Coast Engravings
New Participant

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