Pincourt Library

Conference givin by Lyne Bellemare (lecturer, seed grower and founding owner  of Terre Promise). 

This event is a follow-up to the September 2023 conference on dry seeds. In collaboration with the Société d'horticulture environnementale île Perrot, Projet Vert of Chêne-Bleu high school and the Town of Pincourt.

These lectures are in preparation for a seed library at the Pincourt library next spring. 

This conference will introduce you to ancient, little-known or endangered vegetable plants, and introduce you to techniques for harvesting, drying and preserving seeds of moist vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, ground cherries, etc.).

• Wednesday, February 21, 7 p.m.
• Municipal Library
• Registration via Sport-Plus or by phone at 514 453-8981, ext. 229.
• Topics: history of seeds, pollination, isolation distances, ancestral varieties, harvesting, drying, storage, germination testing, seed life.