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seed sowing & seed saving

Welcome to our seed saving resources. This section is in partnership with The Northern Seed Library. Below you will find links to information about starting and saving seeds in northern climates. Some information and links may be missing while we revamp this section to be more user friendly as we migrate our paper resources to digital

seed sowing basics

seed starting scheduleseed viability charttips for sowing seedsseed germination temperature chartwet & cold stratification guidewinter milk-jug sowing

seed saving by crop

TomatoesFlowersLegumes (beans & peas)Peppers, eggplants, and other nightshadesLettuce, greens, grains, herbsPumpkins, squash, cucumbers, melonsAlliums (onions, chives, shallots)Root vegetablesCorn and miscellaneous (coming soon)

seed saving basics

getting started with seed savingbasic seed saving suppliesIsolation DIstances for seed purityroguing and selecting best plantswinnowing & cleaning seedsstoring seedsproducing root crop seeds (coming soon)

Gardening + more

Regenerative agricultureKids gardeningnative wildflowers, perennials, and medicinalsBlog postsmushrooms for healthy soilDownloadable resourcesBooks and other resourcesRecipes

Books & Websites About Seed Saving & Seed Sovereignty

  • Seed Sovereignty, Food Security by Vandana Shiva 
  • Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth 
  • The Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson
  • The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds by Robert Gough & Cheryl Moore-Gough 
  • The Prairie Gardener's Go-To For Seeds by Janet Melrose 
  • How to Save Your Own Seeds by Seed Savers Exchange
  • The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
  • The Seed Underground by Janisse Ray
  • Seed Libraries (and other means of keeping seeds in the hands of the people) by Cindy Conner
  • www.seeds.ca 


Books & Websites About Plant Care, Environmentalism, Organic Gardening, Plant Breeding, Foraging, No Dig Gardening, Etc

  • Safe Roundup Alternatives by Consumer Notice
  • Women Who Dig by Trina Moyles 
  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • Compost Teas For The Organic Grower by Eric Risher
  • Compost by Clare Foster
  • Grow Compost by Zia Allaway
  • Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof & Joanne Olszewski
  • The Living Soil Handbook by Jesse Frost
  • Building Soils Naturally by Phil Nauta
  • Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener by Joseph Tychonievich
  • Hole's Dictionary of Hardy Perennials by Jim Hole
  • Teaming With Microbes by Jeff Lowenfels
  • Teaming With Nutrients by Jeff Lowenfels
  • Teaming with Bacteria by Jeff Lowenfels
  • Teaming with Fungi by Jeff Lowenfels
  • Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
  • Grow Your Soil by Diane Miessler
  • The Woodchip Handbook by Ben Raskin
  • The Garden Flower Book by Bay Books
  • The Healthy Vegetable Garden by Sally Morgan
  • No Dig Organic Home & Garden by Charles Dowding & Stephanie Hafferty
  • No Dig Gardening (Course 1) by Charles Dowding
  • Growing Under Cover by Nikki Jabour
  • Mushrooms of the Edmonton Region by Helene M E Schalkwyk
  • Wild Edible Mushrooms of Alberta by Tom Cervenka
  • The Boreal Herbal by Beverley Grey
  • The Skillful Forager by Leda Meredith
  • Northeast Foraging by Leda Meredith
  • How To Sell A Poison by Elena Conis
  • Canada's Wheat King by Jim Shilliday
  • Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies by Linda Kershaw
  • Alpine Plants of BC, AB, and NW North America by Pojar & Mackinnon
  • Plants of Northern British Columbia by Mackinnon, Pojar, & Coupe
  • Plants of the Western Forests of AB, SK, MB Boreal & Aspen Parkland by Johnson, Kershaw, Mackinnon, & Pojar
  • Edible & Medicinal Plants of Canada by MacKinnon & Kershaw
  • Wild Edible Berries of Alberta by Tom Cervenka


Kid's Books About Seeds or Gardening 

  • Compost Tea by Mary McKena Siddals
  • Compost - A Family Guide To Making Soil by Ben Raskin
  • Seeds by Carme Lemniscates 
  • Planting Seeds by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
  • How Does A Seed Sprout by Eric Carle
  • Seeds by John Townsend & Isobel Lundie
  • Seeds by Gail Saunders-Smith
  • Seeds  by Lynn Stone
  • Three Lost Seeds by Stephie Morton
  • What Kinds Of Seeds Are These by Heidi Bee Roemer
  • Seed School by Sakshi Mangal 
  • Try It! by Mara Rockliff 
  • We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom 
  • Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi 
  • The Mushroom Fan Club by Elise Gravel 
  • Humongous Fungus by Lynne Boddy 
  • Botanicum by Katie Scott & Kathy Willis 
  • Compost Critters by Bianca Lavies
  • Minibeasts In The Compost Heap by Sarah Ridley
  • Yucky Worms by Vivian French  
  • Butterflies Are Pretty Gross by Rosemary Mosco
  • Flowers Are Pretty Weird by Rosemary Mosco
  • Alien Tomato by Kristen Schroeder


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