An Aldergrove farm is teaching the community the importance of saving seeds, while gardening.
Early Bird Family Farm, is hosting an event to enlighten people on the way saving seeds, is saving the environment.
Barb Pearson, owner, said she started gardening and, advocating for seed waste, in 2018.
鈥淭here weren鈥檛 many ways people could learn about the affect of seed waste, it鈥檚 a critical issue all around the world. People need to be saving their seeds, but they don鈥檛 know it,鈥� said Pearson.
Seed saving is the practice of saving seeds from vegetables, grain, herbs, and flowers for use from year to year.
Additionally, seed saving has also been shown to have a positive impact on the ecosystem, since these plants provide food to beetles, butterflies, and bees.
鈥淭his is a huge movement, that the average Joe wouldn鈥檛 know about unless you do your research,鈥� she said.
Pearson explained, many farmers in the Lower Mainland have started saving seeds as well.
鈥淭here鈥檚 all kinds of people who have joined this movement of seed saving, but it鈥檚 mostly people who farm, not a regular person,鈥� she said.
Pearson wanted to share what she knew about seed saving with her community which, is when she decided to start a seed saving class at her farm.
Last year, was the first year Pearson taught the class.
鈥淚t became really popular, fast, people are really responding to it,鈥� she said.
Pearson said, people need to understand the language of plants.
鈥淧eople walk into the local grocery store, and buy seeds, or food not knowing that those seeds and, that food isn鈥檛 as good as the ones they can be growing themselves. If seeds can鈥檛 ship in a truck or a container, they get disposed of by the big grocery stores, but there are little guys like me around saving the seeds, and doing what we can to help the world,鈥� added Pearson.
She explained, if someone were to save their seeds in B.C., and sell them to someone else in California, the seed would adjust to the climate and continue to grow food.
During the class, people are taught the best types of seeds to save, that will grow the best food.
As the weather changes, gardeners are putting their tools down for the season, it鈥檚 a perfect time to save seeds for next year.
鈥淪ave the seed, grow the food, it鈥檚 revolutionary,鈥� said Pearson.
The last class is on Sunday, Oct. 24, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. for $35 which, includes loads of seed, Pearson has been collecting for people to take home.
鈥淚鈥檓 a women with a mission, and people are going gang busters over it,鈥� she said.
people interested in the class, can register.
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