Seeds of Diversity (Great Green Directory)

Seeds of Diversity

Contact Information:

Phone: 1-866-509-SEED
Website: http://www.pollinationcanada.ca

About Us:

Seeds of Diversity is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to the conservation, documentation and use of public-domain non-hybrid plants of Canadian significance. Our 1400 members from coast to coast are gardeners, farmers, teachers, scientists, agricultural historians, researchers and seed vendors. Together we grow, propagate and distribute over 1900 varieties of vegetables, fruit, grains, flowers and herbs. We are a living gene bank.

Group Address:

P.O. Box 36, Stn Q,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4T 2L7

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	1) Commitment to leadership
	2) Initial Actions
	3) Environmental management plan
	4) Green Products and Services
	5) Community support

Program Available:

Pollination Canada

More info: http://www.seeds.ca/proj/poll/

Canadian gardeners and farmers depend on pollinating insects to turn flowers into fruit. Over $1.2 billion of Canadian fruits and vegetables such as apples, pears, cucumbers and squash need bees, wasps, flies and other insects for pollination. Tragically, wild and domesticated populations of these "pollinators" are threatened with loss of habitat, uncontrollable parasites and diseases. A horticultural calamity is nearing, if we do not begin to conserve our essential pollinating insects and the places where they live. Seeds of Diversity is leading the way with a new project aimed at recruiting volunteer observers to record the activities of pollinating insects throughout Canada. In partnership with EMAN, the Ecological Monitoring and Networking agency of Environment Canada, this information will guide scientists in a crucial effort to restore this essential but often ignored natural resource.

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| Program updated 9:22 am on Thursday Aug. 12th, 2010.

This page was last updated at 2010-08-12 09:22:26.