February 8 2025 10am - 2pm
echo centre - 4255 wallace st.
- entry is by donation -
Alberni Valley Food Security presents the annual Seedy Saturday. Come and participate in this community event to purchase your seeds and plants for the upcoming gardening season. AVFSS will have our own table with program and project information plus an adjoining children's table.
There will also be a seed exchange, presentations, and opportunities to win prizes. Some of our awesome vendors include:
Sweet Rock Farm Seeds
Alberni Growers Collective
Full Circle Seeds
Twining Vine Garden
Lettuce Be Micro-greens
Master Gardeners
Cicada Seeds
Strathcona Blooms
Fresh Earth Products
Denman Island Heritage Apples
Jim Nicholson brugmansia Breeder
Hawthorn Ferments
Vancouver Island Wool Pellets
Good Seed Land
Good Earth Farms
The Blueberry Guys
Lost Shoe Ranch
Creekside Seeds
Island Greenhouse Sales
Port Alberni Neighbourhood Welcome
Green Mountain Bees
Buttercream Bliss Bakery
Peony Garden
Home Grown Bee
Shelter Farm
Broombusters
Roam Market Garden
AVTTS
Sproat Lake Woodlands Society
AV Nature Club
For additional event information email our Seedy Saturday coordinator
A special feature of Seedy Saturday is the Seed Exchange table. This is a great way to support local seed quality, diversity and accessibilty. We encourage everyone to participate and you can learn more about it by clicking below
Annual
Pruning Workshop
Sunday February 16 2025
1-4pm - Location TBA
Learn how to care for the health of your nut or fruit trees and vines by minimizing damage, preventing disease and increasing their life and productivity,
Join pruning instructor, as they demonstrate pruning techniques on a variety of fruit trees and vines. The cost is $30 with a discount available for Alberni Valley Food Security Society members.
Participants are asked to bring their own pruning tools (hand and bypass pruners if possible), gloves, snacks & water, and a paper and pen if they would like to take notes. A washroom will be available on site.
For more information and to register click the link below to email our admin team:
Family Farms Day
September 2025
11:00 AM-3:00 PM
No cost
Alberni Valley Food Security Society has partnered with Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District for this annual event, held each September in our community.
This is an excellent way to learn more about local agriculture and meet some farmers in the Alberni Valley. A variety of urban and rural sites participate in the self-guided tour and often have farm fresh products available for sale. We also have an annual recipe book and children's activity book available at all sites.
We had a great time at the 2024 event and can't wait for next year. If you have any questions for next year's event contact us below or checkfor other updates check our Facebook page.