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September 6th at 7.00 we will be meeting once again, at Creekside Commons, Lambert Drive Courtenay. Our theme for this evening will be a round table to hear from everyone about their successes and failures so far this year so bring your stories to share.

This meeting is our AGM and we will be saying goodbye to a couple of Board members and we hope to welcome a few new ones. If you would like to serve on the board please contact us at cvseedsavers@gmail.com. We have invited a very special speaker, Dirk Becker. Some of you already know him. …

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seed bee pdf The next Seed Bee for the Seed Exchange at Seedy Saturday will be on Sunday, January 25, from 1 to 3pm at Kathryn Landry’s house. Directions at the end of this message. If you have any seeds to donate, this is the time to bring them to a Seed Bee and package …

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On Sunday we held our 2nd packing bee at the home of Kathryn L. It was well attended – about 12 members and we packed approx 1000 seed packets, quite a lot of them coming from the 2013 Seed Bank. Our next bee will be in  January – date to be announced at the monthly …

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  On Thur Dec 4 at their Winter Season Potluck, CV Growers and Seed Savers hosted Connie Kuramoto, owner of Gardens on the Go, Qualicum Beach.   Connie offers customized Organic Horticultural Courses, workshops, tours, and talks.   She has over 20 years experience, and “learns something new about Horticulture every day. “   Connie did a short presentation on …

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FIRST SEED BEE FOR THE SEED EXCHANGE   Seed savers had their first packing bee on Saturday, November 8 at Lush Valley, 1126 Piercy Ave in Courtenay. Only a few members attended and about 500 packets were submitted.   For those members new to CVGSS, the Seed Exchange is part of Seedy Saturday, held on the …

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