Denman Island Seed Fest 2026
Growers, seed-savers, and local food supporters: Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26 for Denman Island Seed Fest, from 10 am to 3 pm at the ORCA (outdoor recreation covered area), beside the community hall.
Farm Folk / City Folk will be bringing their trailer full of seed separating and seed cleaning equipment for demonstration and for use by the community. Our Denman Island Growers’ and Producers’ Alliance will also bring their threshing box, threshing machine, winnowing machine and other equipment for use and demonstration.
The equipment can be used for separating and cleaning a wide variety of seeds, and can also be used for food crops like dried beans, peas and grains, such as wheat or oats! We will have some freshly harvested Denman Island grain and pulse crops for demonstration, and you can bring your own seeds down to try the equipment as well.
North Island College is sponsoring the event, and will have an information table for their recently announced applied research project on Denman Island into appropriate technology for small-scale grain and pulse production on Denman Island: Denman Feeding Denman: Food security for remote rural communities. The project already has a hand-full of farmers ready to plant grains and pulses for the project starting this fall, and they are also looking for community participation in growing, consuming, and supporting local food production. Come down and meet the project lead, Dennis Lightfoot, and some of his North Island College students, and get some free winter wheat and fava seeds to plant in your garden this fall (planting, growing and harvesting instructions will also be provided).
Come celebrate the harvest with our Denman producers, Farm Folk / City Folk, and North Island College. Everyone welcome!
For more information on Farm Folk / City Folk’s Seed cleaning equipment, please visit https://farmfolkcityfolk.ca/bc-seed-security-program/mobile-seed-cleaner/