Education - Pooling our Resources for the Year's Native Plant Grow-Out Winter Sowing Season is Coming!

The second part of the Education section has been published for the seed library guide, called Sharing our Nature.
Read more about channels and key messages in this blog!

Why I'm a Seed Disperser Adventures in Native Plant Seed Distribution, Part One

#NativePlant seed distribution : an insider’s view #pollinators #nativeplants

Not just for the butterflies : the multiple boons of being a Butterflyway Ranger The deeply personal, social and political joys of volunteering through the Butterflyway Project

If you’re in Canada, being a #ButterflywayRanger is a great opportunity to network, build community and learn all about native plants. You can join the #Butterflyway Project from now until Feb. 19. Link is in the article!

Is this the simplest iteration of a Wildflower Seed Library? Here's what I feel is a native plant seed distribution operation in its most basic form. In many cases, simpler is better; let's not reinvent the wheel.

The first post of the #SharingOurNature Substack publication.
Even if you might not have the room for #WinterSowing, you don't need to be growing #NativePlants to help.
You can educate, do events, & create seed envelopes (empty or packed) with your local seed library! All great ways to get involved.

Sharing Our Nature | Samuel LeGresley | Substack The Sharing Our Nature guide is a collaboration between the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library, established several years ago, and the Greater Moncton Wildflower Seed Library, a fledgling initiative. wild...

A lil’ something coming tomorrow morning, made for those wanting to spread the native plant love 👀 Subscribe to my Substack to learn more : nature.wildflowerseeds.org

Seed envelopes from recycled paper. - Zigzag Goldenrod - Inflated Tobacco - Upland White Goldenrod - Square-Stemmed Monkeyflower - Red Columbine

Pots and rocks outside in winter

Winter sowing #NativePlants doesn't have to be hard!
I have put old ice cream pots outside with seeds from wildflowerseedlibrary.ca &
@wildflowerseeds.org.
I will have plants in the spring now, thanks to these little envelopes and the instructions found here! www.wildflowerseeds.org/winter-sowing/

Go to our new webpage on winter sowing to learn more : wildflowerseeds.org/winter-sowing

It's time for winter sowing still! Samuel has had the chance to go on Radio-Canada to talk about it. (Interview in French)