Summer Night Pollinators to Invite into Your Garden
There’s nothing like a beautiful summer evening in Canada. Your family gathers around the deck after sunset to enjoy the sights and sounds of the yard, with mini-LEDs to illuminate the garden. You admire the hard work that you put in to get the garden to grow, and are content to let the pollinators take […]
Why Visit Community Gardens on Summer Vacation
Summer vacation is upon us, and families all over Canada are finalizing travel plans. While excited to see and experience new things, your kids will be leaving behind one of their favorite at-home summer activities – gardening. And unlike the family pet, precious plants can’t come along for the flight, rail, or road trip. Fret […]
Garage Sale Gardening Activity for the Family
Every weekend through the spring and summer bright neon signs are found tacked to telephone poles and trees in family communities. The words “Garage Sale” or “Yard Sale” are displayed in Sharpie, with an arrow and address to indicate location. Does your family enjoy these weekend treasure hunts on a regular basis, or do only […]
Beachcombing for Your Garden
We’ve covered ways to celebrate World Oceans Day in the past. They have always involved beachcombing as a means for your kids to learn more about marine life while ridding the waterfront of harmful plastics and debris. This year, we’re taking the beachcoming concept a step further to include your family’s backyard garden. How do […]
How to Celebrate World Bicycle Day
World Bicycle Day pedals onto your calendar on June 3rd of each year. Unlike internet-created celebrations such as Opposite Day or Chocolate Cake Day (sign us up!) World Bicycle Day is in fact a United Nations day of observance: “World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle — a simple, affordable, […]
How to Keep Wild Animals Out of Your Garden
Coming to a community near you… Spring is in the air across Canada. Families will be planting, tending to, learning and bonding in their backyard gardens for the next few months. If your household is among them, you’ve already made the necessary preparations. However, there’s one concern for those located in rural areas – wild […]
Celebrating International Museum Day by Looking Outdoors
International Museum Day (May 18th) may not appear relevant to the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation. However, when you look at the mission of this annual event, it’s easy to see how International Museum Day interconnects with gardening and farming at a community level: “Museums have the power to transform the world […]
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 | Live Stream Event
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Funded Project Update – Ecole Woodward Hill Elementary
Back in 2019, Plant a Seed & See What Grows announced that through our support the Surrey School District was to introduce four new school gardens. One of the schools was École Woodward Hill Elementary. We followed up that announcement in 2020, naming Ecole Woodward Hill Elementary among a list of programs that helped the […]
How to Climate Proof Your Family Garden
After a few years of wild weather, your kids have probably asked about climate change. They may wonder how it will impact them, and if there is anything they can do about it. It may feel like a daunting question to answer, but you have a great place to start – your backyard garden. Climate-change […]