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Montreal Seedy Weekend

Saturday, February 3, 2024 10:00toSunday, February 4, 2024 17:00
Planétarium de Montréal, 4801 Pierre-De-Coubertin avenue, Montreal, QC, H1V 3V4, CA

Espace pour la vie and Cultiver Montréal are pleased to announce the 24th edition ofÌýthe Montreal Seedy Weekend to be held at the Planétarium onÌýFebruary 3Ìýand 4. Organized by Cultiver Montréal 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 fromÌýQuebecÌýseed 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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Department of Plant Science ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýValerio Hoyos-Villegas, or Macdonald Campus doctoral studentÌýÌý's ÌýpresentationÌýon Novelty in biotechnologies: between protest, science and lobbies.

Program

Panels and conferences

Saturday, February 3rd

10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Speaker:ÌýLyne Bellemare, seed producer and founder of Terre PromiseÌý
Conference exclusively offered in French.

2:00 to 3:00 p.m

Speaker:ÌýStephen McComberÌýalso known as Silverbear, chief of the Mohawk Council ofÌýKahnawake, keeper ofÌýIroquoisÌýseeds.
Conference exclusively offered in English.

3:30 to 5:00 p.m

In partnership with SeedChange
Guests:ÌýValerio Hoyos-Villegas, Ph. D., assistant professor, Department of Plant Science,ÌýÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University;ÌýHelen Jensen, Ph. D., research program manager for the Bauta Family Canadian Seed Security Initiative, a program of Seed Change;ÌýMichel McElroy, Ph. D., researcher in wheat genetic improvement at CEROM

Sunday, February 4th

10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Speaker:ÌýJean-François Lévêque, seed producer and co-founder of the Jardins de l'écoumène
Conference exclusively offered in French.

2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

In partnership with SeedChange
Speaker:ÌýJérôme Gélinas Bélanger, agronomist and doctoral student atÌýÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ UniversityÌýin partnership with CEROM
Conference exclusively offered in French.

Workshops

Saturday andÌýSunday, February 4Ìýand 5

1 to 2Ìýp.m.

Offered byÌýles Amis du Jardin botanique de Montréal
Workshops areÌýoffered 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 inÌýMontreal. Founded in 2001 by the organizations Action communiterre andÌý, then carried by the solidarity organizationÌýÌýin 2017, the relay is now in the hands of Cultiver Montréal, the network ofÌýMontrealÌýfarmers.

Cultiver MontréalÌýis 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 inÌýGreater Montreal, in consultation with its members, to makeÌýMontrealÌýa sustainable, resilient and nourishing city.

Espace pour la vieÌýis made up of five major attractions: the Biodôme, the Biosphère, the Insectarium, the Jardin botanique and the Planétarium. These prestigious municipal institutions formÌýCanada'sÌýlargest 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.

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