Events
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us at the Cookstown of the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library to help label and fill seed envelopes for distribution. High school students looking for volunteer hours are welcome. It's a fun, informative event and no experience is needed!
Innisfil Seed Library Celebrates 10 Seasons!
Join us as we celebrate 10 wonderful seasons of the Innisfil Seed Library!
Innisfil Seedy Saturday
Join us for our 8th annual Innisfil Seedy Saturday event that brings together new and seasoned gardeners, seed savers and community members passionate about mindful gardening, food security and our environment.
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us at the Lakeshore branch of the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library, Community Room to help label and fill seed envelopes for distribution. High school students looking for volunteer hours are welcome. It's a fun, informative event and no experience is needed!
Innisfil Seedy Saturday
Join us for our 7th annual spring event that brings together new and seasoned gardeners, seed savers and community members passionate about mindful gardening, food security and our environment.
Seed Packing Party @ Cookstown branch
Join us for the second seed packing party of the season at the Cookstown branch.
Seed Packing Party @ Lakeshore branch
Join us for the first seed packing party of the season at the Lakeshore branch.
Pollinator Garden Walk with Lorraine Johnson
Join us for an evening of learning and inspiration! Author and native plant expert Lorraine Johnson guides us through the late summer native garden at the Lakeshore branch while highlighting how the plants support native pollinators, are most suitable for our environment and bring beauty and diversity to the urban landscape.
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us in-person at the Lakeshore branch of the library to help pack and label seed envelopes for distribution.
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us in-person at the Lakeshore branch of the library to help pack and label seed envelopes for distribution.
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us in-person at the Lakeshore branch of the library to help pack and label seed envelopes for distribution.
6th Annual Innisfil Seedy Saturday
Join us in-person at the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library, Lakeshore branch on Saturday, April 1 from 10am to 2pm for the 6th Annual Innisfil Seedy Saturday event!
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us in-person at the Cookstown branch of the library on Saturday, March 18 from 11:30am to 1pm to help pack and label seed envelopes for distribution. It's a fun, informative gathering and no experience is needed!
Seed Packing Party
Drop in and join us in-person at the Lakeshore branch of the library on Saturday, February 18 from 11:30am to 1pm to help pack and label seed envelopes for distribution. It's a fun, informative gathering and no experience is needed!
Health & Wellness Fair
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to be a participating exhibitor during the Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, February 4 from 10am to 1pm at the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre.
Learn to Grow Garlic at Home
You'll learn hands-on the basics of garlic growing including selecting a planting site, preparing and amending your soil, choosing seed garlic, and planting them.
Learn to grow garlic at home
You'll learn hands-on the basics of garlic growing including selecting a planting site, preparing and amending your soil, choosing seed garlic, and planting them.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Learn to Make Nicoise Salad
Join us Thursday, September 15 from 12pm to 2pm* for meal prep followed by a shared lunch!
Learn how to make Nicoise salad, a healthy, versatile meal originating in Nice, France, that combines an assortment of fresh vegetables, hardboiled eggs and other protein options like beans or tuna and topped with a light, lemony vinaigrette.
After participants create this delightful salad, we will share this meal together in the Horodynksy Community Kitchen. Meal kits will also be available at the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
*Note new extended time for this session
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Learn to Make Herb Seasoning
Join us Thursday, September 8 from 1 to 2pm to learn how to make herb seasoning using a delightful combination of herbs collected and dried at a past session at the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre.
Participants will learn hands-on how to make simple dried herb seasoning suitable to add to meats and meat substitutes before cooking. The seasoning will be made available at the Troy Scott Community Fridges’ pantries.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Learn to Save Tomato Seeds
Join us Thursday, September 1 from 1 to 2pm to learn how to save tomato seeds using the “fermentation process,” a method that promotes healthy, viable seeds to grow in future seasons.
Participants will learn hands-on how to harvest tomato seeds and properly clean them after fermentation has happened. We’ll also discuss best seed storage options and learn about other seeds we can easily save from our gardens. Bring your questions!
These tomato seeds will be available at the Innisfil Seed Library at the Cookstown & Lakeshore branches of the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library next spring.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Make Lemongrass Tea Rings
Join us Thursday, August 25 from 1pm to 2pm to learn how to make tea rings from lemongrass growing in the container gardens onsite at the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre.
Participants will learn how to harvest lemongrass and create these simple rings that can be used to make a delicious tea by simply placing one at the bottom of a cup and pouring hot water over it, or it can be steeped in a broth to add a wonderful lemony flavour to soup or rice. Once dried, the rings will be made available in the Troy Scott Community Fridges’ pantries.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Learn to Make Herby Butter
Join us Thursday, August 18 from 1 to 2pm to learn how to make simple compound butter using herbs from our container gardens.
Participants will learn how to harvest herbs, like rosemary and chives, from our onsite containers to add to a few simple recipes at the Horodynsky Community Kitchen. The tasty variety of compound butter can be used as a spread or in cooking and will be available at the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Trim & Clean Homegrown Garlic
Join us Thursday, August 11 from 1pm to 2pm to learn hands-on how to trim and clean homegrown garlic for long-term storage.
Participants will learn how to prepare and store garlic that has been locally harvested, dried and cured. Properly cured and stored garlic can last up to 8 months! This session is a precursor to an upcoming garlic-growing workshop in the fall to be announced.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Learn to extend your harvests!
Join us Thursday, August 4 from 1 to 2pm to learn how to extend your food garden harvests through easy, at-home methods like drying, freezing and dehydrating.
We'll begin at the outdoor container gardens at the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre to learn how to properly harvest from some plants, and then we'll head into the Horodynsky Community Kitchen for hands-on learning of these simple preservation methods. When ready, these preserves will be available in the pantries of the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Things are heating up!
Participants will learn how to make vegetarian Thai basil sauce using basil from our container gardens.
We'll start by harvesting this flavourful herb together and will then head into the Horodynsky Community Kitchen to cook up this sauce for the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Thai basil sauce is great served with rice over meat like chicken or stir-fry vegetables or tofu.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
Participants will learn how to properly harvest herbs from our onsite outdoor planting containers, and then we'll head into the Horodynsky Community Kitchen to whip up dairy-, nut-free freezer pesto. Suitable to add to soups, sauces, pasta salad and more, these frozen gems will be available for our community in the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Container Vegetable & Herb Gardening Series
The Innisfil Seed Library is excited to partner with the Town of Innisfil and the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre for a free weekly vegetable and herb gardening program throughout the summer starting Thursday, July 7th with an afternoon of planting.
This hands-on program will evolve each week as the plants grow and mature. You may register for one session or the whole series!
You can expect to learn:
What plants that are best suited for container gardening
How to maintain a healthy container garden
Companion planting and incorporating flowers into your vegetable/herb garden to attract pollinators
How to harvest veggies and herbs for continuous harvest throughout the season
Succession planting
How to save seeds later in the season
Not only is this an opportunity to learn about growing food but it's also a great way to help increase food security in our community as fresh produce will be donated to the Troy Scott Community Fridges.
Growing Food in Containers & Small Spaces
Growing Food in Containers & Small Spaces
In-person event at Lakeshore Courtyard
Adults & Teens | FREE!
Hosted by Bridget Indelicato, Innisfil Seed Library in partnership with the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library and part of Library of Things: Lending & Lessons for Healthy Aging and Active Living.
Let’s plant together! Learn how to direct sow and transplant plants suitable for containers and small spaces.
Growing Food in Containers & Small Spaces
Growing Food in Containers & Small Spaces
In-person event at Lakeshore Courtyard
Adults & Teens | FREE!
Hosted by Bridget Indelicato, Innisfil Seed Library in partnership with the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library and part of Library of Things: Lending & Lessons for Healthy Aging and Active Living.
Let’s plant together! Learn how to direct sow and transplant plants suitable for containers and small spaces.
Let’s Get Local: Starting A Kitchen Garden
Let’s Get Local: Starting A Kitchen Garden
In-person event @ Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre | Adults & Teens | FREE!
Hosted by Bridget Indelicato, Innisfil Seed Library in partnership with the Rizzardo Health & Wellness Centre and part of Library of Things: Lending & Lessons for Healthy Aging and Active Living.
Food can't get any more local than your own garden! Learn how to make the most out of planters and small spaces to grow food for your kitchen all season long. In this hands on workshop, participants will plant a kitchen garden for the Horodynsky Community Kitchen and will get seeds to help start their own kitchen garden at home.