Event: The Pacific Northwest Plant Sale
Place: UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 SW Marine
DriveDate / Time: Saturday, April 17 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.Admission: Admission to the Botanical
Gardens is free during the event.Parking: Is available adjacent to the
Garden. Enter opposite Gate 8 of SW Marine Drive. Street
parking also available.Note: For more information call 604.255.5719
Gardeners, gourmets and others will have the opportunity
to purchase native edible plants, discover their uses, and
learn how to grow them using natural, organic methods.
The UBC Pacific Northwest Plant Sale, sponsored by the Botanical
Garden, is designed to introduce the public to the value of
native plants both in urban gardens and in their natural habitats.
This year’s event will focus on edible native plant
species that can be grown in urban gardens; the traditional
uses of native species for food and other purposes by First
Nations; the role of native plants as a genetic resource for
many commercial food crops; and the development of food, medicinal,
floral and related products made from sustainably-harvested
native plants.
Plants for sale at the event will include native onions,
strawberries, huckleberries, and saskatoons. Also on offer
will be natural products harvested by First Nations such as
soaps, herbal teas, and berry jams and jellies. There will
also be tours and demonstrations by leading plant experts
and exhibits by local environmental organizations including
Naturescape British Columbia, Evergreen, Vancouver Mycological
Society and Burns Bog Conservation Society.
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