Guidelines and Policies
The basic theme of Seedy Saturdays is the preservation of biodiversity, particularly within our food supply.
Encouraging the use of public domain non-hybrid plants of Canadian significance.
Enabling the local trading of heritage and open-pollinated seeds.
Educating the public about environmentally responsible gardening practises.
The Seed Swap is our primary activity, followed by access to local seed, plant and garden-related vendors, educational speakers, and registered not-for-profit garden-related displays. Seedy Saturdays are educational functions, not just craft fairs or simple marketing events.
REGISTRATION is now CLOSED.
Jump to REGISTRATION > for more info on set-up times, etc.
Vendor/Exhibitor Directory
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Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island – We are a garden club with a special interest in alpine and rock garden plants. | |
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Arrowsmith Naturalists – Motto to know, enjoy and preserve nature. Our members are knowledgeable, committed and welcoming group who enjoy monthly meetings, field trips and stewardship opportunities. | |
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BC Fruit Testers – A non profit, encouraging growing your own fruit through provision of rootstocks and scions, unusual fruit, and education. | |
| The Blueberry Guys – We have been selling blueberry plants on the island for over 10 years. We go to most of the seedy markets.
Phone: 403-506-4020 |
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Brother Nature Heirloom Seeds – Providing a wide range of high quality, locally produced, germination tested, hand cleaned and packaged seeds for the home gardener for 25 years.
www.brothernature.ca |
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| Carol’s Garden – I’m a passionate home gardener located in Nanaimo BC and I have both flower and vegetable seeds to share locally. | ||
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Cicada Seeds – Perennial vegetable seeds and tubers. Plant once, harvest for years! Perennial kale, leeks, onions and other rate varieties.
grow@cicadaseeds.ca |
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Coastal Soul Emporium – Family run business producing organically grown seeds, preparing preserves and high quality organic tea blends, spice blends, and body care products.
Instagram: coastal_soul_emporium |
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Friends of French Creek Conservation Society – Conservation and restoration of French Creek watershed. | |
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Friends of the Qualicum Beach Forest – We are all about advocating for protecting and enhancing our spectacular urban forest and trees in Qualicum Beach. | |
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Full Circle Seeds – Began in 1993 when Mary Alice at ALM Organic Farm in Sooke started saving seeds grown on the farm. We have been certified organic since 1994 and carry a wide variety of vegetable, flower, and herb seeds all grown on our farm. | |
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Garden Girl Seeds – Specializes in selling tested, productive, fast maturing garden seeds. | |
| Garden Lore – Unique & unusual ornamental perennials focusing on deer resistant, drought tolerant & pollinator-friendly varieties. We also offer small fruit & berry selections. | ||
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Goldstream Grange Gardens Ltd. – Herbs, teas, calendula salve, catnip and various local seeds.
Goldstreamgrangegardens.wordpress.com |
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Good Seed Land – We grow open pollinated vegetable and herb seeds, with a focus on Indigenous crops and easy to grow plants.
www.goodseedland.com |
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The Hamilton Wetlands and Forest Preservation Society – We are dedicated to raising awareness about the need to preserve Hamilton Marsh and the 360 hectares that surround it. | |
| Iryna’s Peony Garden – We have about 150 varieties of peonies, and other flowers. | ||
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Island Edible Tree Collective – We are four nurseries from Vancouver Island joining together to sell our locally propagated and grown fruit trees, nut trees, edible shrubs, vines and plants. The collective features TreeEater Nursery, Denman Island Heritage Apples, Bramblewood Nursery and Nutcase Nursery.
bramblewood.ca Facebook: bramblewoodnursery |
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Island Greenhouse Sales – We are the #1 Planta greenhouses dealer in Canada. See us for earlybird pricing on the best quality greenhouses.
gerrygiesbrecht27@gmail.com |
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Late Bloomers Flower Farm and Nursery – We are a small scale plant nursery that grows sought after cut flower annuals, cottage garden perennials and vegetables. For Seedy Saturday we’ll just be bringing perennials. | |
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Lost Shoe Ranch – Sells Canadian Wool Certified Wool Pellets for gardening.
www.lostshoeranch.ca |
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MAC Community Garden – Promoting and encouraging local food security through gleaning, gardening and educating. Visit us at 133 McMillan St in Parkville.
Facebook: PQBFruitTreeProject |
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Metchosin Farm grows 300+ varieties of open-pollinated and certified organic seeds including new varieties such as strawberry cherry tomato, midnight mix potato and purple soft leaf kale that we have created here at the farm! We also produce high-quality dormant roots and tubers such as Jerusalem artichoke, New Zealand yam, mashua, medicinal peppermint and other rare and unusual food plants.
info@metchosinfarm.ca |
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Milner Gardens & Woodland – Nestled between forest and sea, our whimsical, English wild-style woodland garden teaches and inspires care for the natural world through community events, tourism and impactful education and volunteer programming. | |
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The Mistaken Garden – is a coastal forest garden in Qualicum Beach, shaped by west coast air, cool mornings, and seaside growing conditions. Seeds are grown and collected on site from plants adapted to this unique forest-and-coastal climate, and are offered for gardeners who value locally grown, resilient plants.
Youtube: themistakengarden |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Society – A UNESCO Biosphere Region modelling sustainable development and biodiversity conservation through education, research, events, and community projects.
ray.woroniak@viu.ca |
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Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society (MARS) – Mount Arrowsmith Rhododendron Society promotes appreciation and knowledge of the genus Rhododendron, and is onsite to answer any questions. | |
| Nancy Randall Art & Photography – Fabulous Vancouver Island photography and cards featuring flowers, wildlife, trees, mountain and beach landscapes. | ||
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Oceanside Hive Bee Club – Promoting planting for honey bee and native pollinator conservation. | |
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Outrageous Edibles & Bedibles is a local wholesale grower of vegetable plants, herbs, bedding plants, and perennials. | |
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Qualicum Beach Fire Rescue – Visit us to see how you can reduce potential impacts of fire to your home through landscaping and routine property care.
www.qbfirerescue.com/ |
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Qualicum Beach Garden Club – We are fostering the interests and education of gardeners in the Oceanside area.
qualicumbeachgardenclub@gmail.com |
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| Qualicum Dahlias – Dahlia Club member growing various forms, sizes and colours of dahlias. Possibly a few other things like nut trees and grape vines. | ||
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Ravensong Seeds & Herbals – Nurturing nature, Crafting Quality. Ravensong Seeds & Herbals is a small artisan seed and herbal product business based in Black Creek in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island BC. We are excited to offer more than 200 diverse seed varieties that cater specifically to the organic home gardener, along with a wide array of high-quality herbal products. We proudly grow, harvest and process all of our seeds and herbs by hand, in small batches using sustainable techniques; without the use of any pesticides, chemicals, or GMOs. We are committed to selling only high-quality seeds that are exceptionally fresh, and with the right conditions provided in your garden, these seeds will readily germinate and grow into vibrant, flourishing plants just for you!https://ravensongherbals.com/ Facebook: ravensongherbals/ Instagram: ravensongherbals/ |
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Ruckle Heritage Farm – Abey Scaglione is a farmer at Ruckle Heritage Farm on Salt Spirng Island. She has written a book called Radical Farm: Animals, Food and Our Future.
www.radicalfarmbook.com |
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Salt Spring Herbs – High quality herbal products made from local organic herbs. Unique tea blends, tincture formulas, oils and vinegars. | |
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Salt Spring Seeds – Since 1988 we’ve been supplying seeds to farmers and gardeners, promoting organic growing, and encouraging seed saving. | |
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Seeds of Diversity Canada – Canada’s original Heritage Seed Program. “People protecting the people’s Seeds’. | |
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Seeds of the Revolution – The revolution is growing! …with vegetable and flower seeds grown by small-scale organic and veganic BC farmers for your garden or farm. | |
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Speedibin Composters – Speedibins are backyard compost bins, all metal, designed to keep out rats. Lots of compost education material, too. Got compost questions?
https://speedibin.com/ |
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| Surprize Nursery – Grow veggie seeds, bay and eucalyptus trees.
250-594-5947 |
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Sweet Rock Farm Seeds – Providing open-pollinated, heirloom, and unique varieties for over 15 years on the west coast. All our seed is ecologically grown by us on our farm.
www.sweetrockfarm.ca |
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Twining Vine Garden – We provide rare and difficult to source seeds and plants of Native, fruit, nut, perennials, veggies and herbs. Pecans to trillium. | |
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Valley Succulents is a family run business located in the Comox Valley. We specialize in growing a wide range of unusual plants for the home and garden. | |
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Vancouver Island Wool Pellets is a local, sustainable soil amendment made from island wool, nourishing gardens naturally while supporting farmers and soil health. | |
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Wendy’s Willows – Willow grower on Gabriola Island, providing cuttings from 14 varieties of willow for basketry, living willow structures, hedgerows. | |
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West Coast Plants – Our edible perennial plant nursery offers a one-of-a-kind collection of live food plants, including fruit trees, berry bushes, climbing vines and perennial vegetables.
info@westcoastplants.ca |
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Y Grip Garden Tool – Locally invented Y Grip Garden Tool does it all, digs, weeds, cultivates and makes garden more comfortable and more fun!
Facebook: YGrip |
Registration
We particularly seek and support local seed, plant and garden related vendors. We especially value applications from vendors saving, producing or developing seeds suitable for our region. All vendor applications will be assessed to ensure they meet the intention and goals of this Seedy Saturday event.
By applying, each vendor selling seeds/plants at this event confirms that:
- You are not knowingly selling GMO seeds or plants or invasive species. For information about invasive plants please check www.bcinvasives.ca
- The seeds and plants you are selling have been grown out by you or your designate, either on your property or an offsite location that you approve.
The seeds and plants you are selling have been grown out by another grower for which you have an exchange arrangement in place and you identify this detail in your respective catalogues at your table.
Qualicum Beach Seedy Saturday Association Policy regarding Cannabis: Qualicum Beach Seedy Saturday Association does not permit the sale or distribution of cannabis, cannabis seeds, plants or edibles, or cannabis by-products of any form at its event.
By submitting a vendor/exhibitor application, you are affirming that you agree with our guidelines and policies listed above.
Location and Time
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 747 Jones Street, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1S7. Phone Civic Centre: 250-752-1992.
Saturday, February 7, 2026. Set-up begins at 7:30 am. Open to public from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm. Close/clean-up from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm.
Contact Jackie (qbssparticipant1@gmail.com) if you need more information.
The day of the event…
• Please stop at the Vendor/Exhibitor Check In/Check Out desk on arrival at the Civic Centre BEFORE unloading/setting up.
• Please be considerate and unload quickly. Please do not block the bus stop out front of the Civic Centre. Volunteers will be there to assist in unloading. Dollies will also be available to use. Please return to the front door promptly, for others to use. Once unloaded, please park at the far west end of the Civic Centre parking lot to allow for guest parking. There will also be volunteers to help you load up again at the end of the day.
• The Civic Centre only allows items to be taped to the walls using gaffer’s tape – we can supply this, if needed.
• Floor coverings are required if placing damp plants/pots on the floor, or if there may be spillage from your display. You are responsible for cleaning up your display area before you leave.
• Free WIFI available “QB Town Public Wireless”.
• No ATM on site.