Canberra Seed Savers

Come along to the next Canberra Seed Savers Members Meeting on 8 August 12-2pm to talk all our recent seedy adventures, and discuss changes that are happening at 2 Dairy Road.

Join us from 2-4 pm (or stay all afternoon!) for our regular Seedy Saturday for some chill seed sorting and chats with our community of growers.🌱

All welcome. Ticket link in event.

Learn about growing herbs and veggies from seed from experienced local gardeners and seed savers as well as how to stay your season right so you can save some of your own seeds.

Free for members of Canberra Seed Savers, just send us an email at [email protected]

https://www.canberraenvironment.org/events/growfromseed2026?fbclid=IwRlRTSATGZ2ZwZG9mAWZkaWQWUKtoNc3TFScRJWNVfDXPGqDe43lVXGV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6zFYqQ6BEFbmzinNQOr6mIFXvVNCntHqORFijAdXRulDioErxMD4WgYRYTiQ_aem_Wkk3AGgS_73pi9JmCU4gvA

GROWING HERBS & VEGGIES FROM SEED — Canberra Environment Centre Join us for a workshop with Canberra Seed Savers

Cat was overjoyed to show & tell some native seeds & resources as part of our ‘Intro to Seed Saving’ workshop at Canberra Environment Centre 💚

Cat focused on plants from the Myrtacea & Proteacea plant families and ways of using heat to open their seedpods to release their delicate seeds! 🫘

She passed around a selection of hakea seed pods - big chuuuuunky boys! 💪- that with heat, split apart to reveal 2 symmetrical grooves, each housing one papery black seed.

Using a beautiful pink callistemon 💖 from the Environment Centre carpark to demonstrate the stages of seed development, she also touched on propagation and seed scarification techniques.

Then there was excited group discussion with many sharing interesting tid bits from their own experience with native plants. We are super pumped to host more native seed meetups & events in spring!



To keep in the loooop with our native seed grooooup:

🫘 Join our FB group Native Seed Saving - Canberra Seed Savers

🫘 To be added to our mailing list, email [email protected]

This weekend is a Seedy Saturday weekend! Come to the LESS at City Farm, Dairy Rd Fyshwick 2 -4pm and get your hands on helping clean some seeds! Canberra City Farm

Seedy Saturdays are fun relaxed sessions to sort seeds, chat, learn & have a cuppa.

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🍅 also if you want to be a DTP grower this season you can pick up your seeds & potting mix (bring a bucket!)
🍅 or, you will have another chance to collect on Sat 8 August
🍅 for details email [email protected]

Rad, Michelle and Cat had a great time with everyone at the weekends ‘Intro to Seed Saving’ workshop held at the lovely Canberra Environment Centre. Rad did a great demo of the fermenting method of seed saving, then everyone got up and had a go, chopping up different veg and shaking their seeds in jars of water. This method is for seeds from juicy fruits that have a gel coating that inhibits germination, and benefits from us recreating digestion by animals.

Then we all had to go at winnowing method, stomping on paper bags full of brassica and lettuce seed pods. It was a seed explosion! Then Cat gave an intro to native seed collecting with lots of great discussion. Michelle made great contributions throughout the day, what a great team of facilitators! They were matched by the lovely group of eager participants from many backgrounds - from total newbies to people with market gardens, bush blocks or balcony planters, all keen to learn the magic of seed saving!

🌏 Seed saving is for everyone! 🌎 The wonderfully wise Cathy and Cat will be presenting our fabulous ‘Intro To Seed Saving’ workshop this month at the

Seed saving is easy, economical & empowering! This all ages workshop is a great hands-on way to delve into the world of seed saving. Learn about the vital role seed saving plays in our food security & community resilience, try out some of our favourite seed saving techniques and take home some locally adapted seeds to get growing!

🌱SAT 27 JUNE, 1.30–3.30pm
📍 at Gungaderra Homestead, via Otway St, Harrison
☕️ Tea and snacks provided

📎Sign up to the workshop via Canberra Environment Center link below
Or, if your a current member, its free. RSVP via [email protected]

📎To join Canberra Seed Savers, or to see the event details or sign up as a non-member ~ follow the links in our bio.




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Hey hey!

So we're testing your seed ID skills (not deliberately) by accidentally packing some sweet peas seeds in snow peas packets.

Sweet peas are a flower and NOT EDIBLE! Their seeds are round and a dark brown or black. About the size of a pin head.

Snow peas seeds are the size of peas and a light brown colour. They could also be wrinkly.

So! If you have recently bought a packet of snow peas seeds from us , take a clear pic and send it to us, telling us which one you think it is!

If you do indeed have sweet peas instead of snow peas, we can also arrange to get the snow peas to you!

There are good news stories out there !! :)

Growing the seeds of change In the semi-arid landscapes of Makueni County, Kenya, one woman’s quest to counter the devastating impacts of climate change has earnt her a place as a respected community leader.

Excited for our Autumn Seed Swap this Saturday!! 🫘

WHEN: Saturday 2 May, 1-3pm
WHERE: Canberra City Farm

We are searching for seeds from the ever popular broad bean. 🫘🫛 Our seed library is critically low on this Canberra winter staple!

If you are drowning in broad bean seeds why not bring some along to our swap and exchange them for some other groovy seeds.

WHEN: Saturday 2 May 1-3pm
WHERE: LESS Building, Canberra City Farm

Or you can drop off your seeds at one of our weekly Seed Sorting days, Tuesdays 10am-12pm at Canberra City Farm in the LESS Building - or join to help pack seeds!

If you have any questions email us at [email protected]

(Thanks to Cat ️Cat's Midnight Nursery for this groovy image! ✨️🌿)