The Seed Festival was a real success, quite legitimate on the eve of an early spring that everyone greatly wishes for, given their strong interest in gardening.

Spring will be here soon, that’s for sure! The Seed Festival confirmed this on February 24 in Cookshire-Eaton, Sawyerville sector, welcoming nearly 200 gardening enthusiasts! With the promise of an early spring, judging from the surprisingly mild temperatures of this winter, tempered by climate change.
The Seed Festival lives up to its name: it’s a party! The festive atmosphere was felt in Sawyerville, where more than twenty exhibitors welcomed the public, market gardeners, maple producers, seed producers and just plain gardeners. As for the visitors, their enthusiasm was palpable at the simple mention of the new gardening season!
“Everyone was very satisfied, the exhibitors as much as the visitors we met; among other things, for the good meal we served. We met some great people, many people who came from farther away as well, most of them people convinced of the importance of gardening. Everyone was visibly eager to see each other, to meet again after the winter and to exchange ideas,” rejoiced a member of the organizing committee, Chantal Bolduc, when asked to take stock of the day.
“The seed producers were also happy with the atmosphere, which they find every year at this event in Sawyerville. They liked the atmosphere. The layout and novelty of the room were noticed, a beautiful room renovated by the Town of Cookshire-Eaton, well lit and repainted, which made it seem larger,” testified Ms. Bolduc.
Her close colleague, Jeannette Thériault, who was responsible for the dinner, did very well, as always. “She had a really good and large team, where there was no waste of time, no stopping; it flowed. Everyone kept moving, it was well orchestrated,” said Ms. Bolduc.
The meal they served featured three comforting and invigorating soups that were all worth tasting!
“About the conferences that were held in past years, people asked a few questions, but we reassured them that they will be back next year. It was out of our control for this year,” concluded Chantal Bolduc.
Just to give an idea of the exhibitors, visitors could meet Charlene-Audrey Chouinard, the owner of the Ferme florale Libella, from Bury, with its large gardens. Also present was the Ferme Les Hôtes Épinettes, which offers vegetable baskets during the summer and a Boutique at the farm. To name a few more: the Tradition d’antan sugar bush; Louis Langlois, a producer of Bio Char charcoal, from La Patrie; Audrey Fontaine, seed producer of Les Jardins La Brouette, in Pierreville; Catherine Sylvain of the Potager ornemental de Catherine in Saint-Apollinaire; Richard Obreham, seed producer from Stanstead.