Montreal Seedy Weekend
Espace pour la vie and Cultiver Montr茅al are pleased to announce the 24th edition of听the Montreal Seedy Weekend to be held at the Plan茅tarium on听February 3听and 4. Organized by Cultiver Montr茅al and presented by Espace pour la vie, this edition will be held under the theme "The science behind seeds". Rich and friendly, the program will highlight this facet of seed culture that is relatively unknown to the general public. The Montreal Seedy Weekend aims to share this knowledge with everyone in order to better understand the work that is done upstream, allowing you to plant your favorite plants. The Seedy Weekend is also an opportunity to purchase local and ecological seeds from听Quebec听seed companies in addition to discovering other actors working in urban agriculture.
In particular, you won't want to miss the panel on Research and development of new varieties in agriculture, featuring 不良研究所 Department of Plant Science 笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, or Macdonald Campus doctoral student听's presentation听on Novelty in biotechnologies: between protest, science and lobbies.
Program
Panels and conferences
Saturday, February 3rd
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Speaker:听Lyne Bellemare, seed producer and founder of Terre Promise听
Conference exclusively offered in French.
2:00 to 3:00 p.m
Speaker:听Stephen McComber听also known as Silverbear, chief of the Mohawk Council of听Kahnawake, keeper of听Iroquois听seeds.
Conference exclusively offered in English.
3:30 to 5:00 p.m
In partnership with SeedChange
Guests:听Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, Ph. D., assistant professor, Department of Plant Science,听不良研究所;听Helen Jensen, Ph. D., research program manager for the Bauta Family Canadian Seed Security Initiative, a program of Seed Change;听Michel McElroy, Ph. D., researcher in wheat genetic improvement at CEROM
Sunday, February 4th
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Speaker:听Jean-Fran莽ois L茅v锚que, seed producer and co-founder of the Jardins de l'茅coum猫ne
Conference exclusively offered in French.
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
In partnership with SeedChange
Speaker:听J茅r么me G茅linas B茅langer, agronomist and doctoral student at听不良研究所听in partnership with CEROM
Conference exclusively offered in French.
Workshops
Saturday and听Sunday, February 4听and 5
1 to 2听p.m.
Offered by听les Amis du Jardin botanique de Montr茅al
Workshops are听offered in French only.
About
Important information
- All Seedy Weekend activities are free of charge;
- Seating is limited in panels, conferences and workshops, required
- The seed companies' online stores are also accessible at
The origins of the Seedy Weekend
This event grew out of the community-based urban agriculture movement in听Montreal. Founded in 2001 by the organizations Action communiterre and听, then carried by the solidarity organization听听in 2017, the relay is now in the hands of Cultiver Montr茅al, the network of听Montreal听farmers.
Cultiver Montr茅al听is a proactive and united network working for the development of a sustainable and nurturing city. Our main mission is to bring together, accompany, support and promote all forms of urban agriculture in听Greater Montreal, in consultation with its members, to make听Montreal听a sustainable, resilient and nourishing city.
Espace pour la vie听is made up of five major attractions: the Biod么me, the Biosph猫re, the Insectarium, the Jardin botanique and the Plan茅tarium. These prestigious municipal institutions form听Canada's听largest natural science museum complex. Together, they are launching a daring and creative urban movement, encouraging all of us to rethink the connection between humankind and nature and cultivate a new way of living.