Grow it Yourself!
Seeds
Saltspring Seeds
www.saltspringseeds.com
This is our 23rd year of supplying seeds to farmers and gardeners, promoting organic growing, and encouraging people to save their own seed. We believe we carry lots of very special grains, beans, vegetables, herbs and flowers, and we hope you will agree with us! All our seeds are untreated, open-pollinated and non-GMO. We grow all our own seeds and sell only our most recent harvest.
West Coast Seeds
www.westcoastseeds.com
Has a beautiful catalogue that functions as a guide with garden tips & great seeds
BC Seeds
http://www.bcseeds.org/
BC Seed is a project of FarmFolk/CityFolk supporting BC’s organic seed growers. The website is an excellent resource for local seeds- including a full listing of all the Seedy Saturdays!
Stellar Seeds
http://www.stellarseeds.com/
All our organic seeds are open-pollinated, grown in British Columbia and farmed using wholistic practices that maximize soil health and promote biodoiversity.
Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA)
www.eya.ca/index.php?id=66
They collect a variety of seeds which are great for our climate – good for food or flower crops, or are plants native to British Columbia.
Vancouver Plant & Seed Exchange Network
http://vanseedtrade.theforum.name/
An initiative of The Environmental Youth Alliance. Trade seeds, Trade plants, Make Friends. Please join our forum to share or obtain seeds and plants!
Planting Seeds Project
http://www.naturallygrown.org/farms/1623
A variety of certified organic vegetable seeds available at Drive Organics, 1045 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC
Contact: seedwarrioress(at)yahoo(dot)ca
PO Box 536 Lytton BC
Garden Plot Sharing
Sharing Backyards
http://www.sharingbackyards.com/browse?jump=vancouver
A Google Map tool that helps home owners share their gardens and gardeners find space to plant.
Compost
City of Vancouver Announces City Wide Composting Program!
http://vancouver.ca/projects/foodWaste/index.htm
City of Burnaby Announces City Wide Composting Program!
http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_snttnr/Food_Scraps_Recycling.html
City Farmer Compost Hotline
Call 604-736-2250
Compost for Community and School gardens
Contact the Vancouver Landfill 604-257-8631
Compost for households
Free compost during the last weekend in May @ composting facility’s open house: 604-940-3211
Free Woodchips
Free Woodchips from the Parks Board. North Side: Drew Gilcrest 604-257-8573 South Side: Dieter 604-257-8631