Let’s celebrate the native plants that make New Brunswick unique!
We are thrilled to bring you the Seed Sitters Club, a new Nature NB initiative, launched with the goal of cultivating vibrant ecosystems.
You are now able to join a network of gardeners not only across New Brunswick, but also Canada, in partnership with The David Suzuki Foundation’s Seed Sitters initiative.
The Seed Sitters Club is :
- A decentralized network of people exchanging seeds with Nature NB
- A sharing of online and print resources for viable seed germination and growing of native plants
- A network across Canada through the David Suzuki Foundation’s existing projects (Seed Sitters, ButterflyWay Project, and LawnShare)
- A way for all of us to make a difference for Monarch nectaring habitat, birds, and pollinating insects
You can now sign up for the Seed Sitters Club as part of the Pledge to Act for Birds in New Brunswick, or at our events!
Resources to get started:
- Plant Selection
- Seeds
- Growing instructions
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