Gardeners Question Time and James Wong at Seedy Sunday
Posted:23 January 2013
Seedy Sunday 2013 will take place on Sunday 3rd February, 10am 4.00pm at their NEW VENUE: Brighton Corn Exchange, Church Street, BN1 1UE.
BBC Gardeners Question Time will be recording for the first time at Seedy Sunday. The panel will consist of GQT favourites Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Christine Walkden, with chairman Eric Robson. This is a ticketed event as space in The Founders Room is strictly limited to 80 places. Tickets will cost £2.50 and will be available in the Corn Exchange from 10am on the day on a first-come-first-served and also one-per-person basis. For more info CLICK HERE
Also giving a talk (ticketed, but FREE) will be James Wong TV Botanist and science presenter and author of new book ‘James Wong’s Homegrown Revolution’. For more info CLICK HERE
There will of course be the usual amazing stalls selling seeds (many heritage varieties), plants, seed potatoes, books, tools, honey, natural skincare and so much more.
Entry to Seedy Sunday is just £3, concessions £2, children free. Come and enjoy more than 50 stalls, lots of talks, demonstrations and childrens activities as well as the community seed-swap.
Bring seeds to swap (in labelled envelopes, please available free from Infinity Foods) or make a 50p donation per packet. Please packet up your seed in advance if possible with enough seed per packet for someone to have a reasonable crop.
Full programme of talks (note: only James Wong’s talk will be ticketed due to expected high demand):
- 11.00 ‘Open Pollinated Seeds, Our Key to Seed Sovereignty’, Peter Brinch, The Open Pollinated Seeds Initiative
- 11.45 ‘Not Weeds But Resources’, Roy Vickery, South London Botanical Institute and editor of www.plant-lore.com
- 12.30 ‘Are you a first time seed-sower? An introduction to basic sowing and growing for the absolute beginner, Steve Bustin, local garden writer.
- 1.15 ‘Saving Seeds from Corporate Control’, Patrick Mulvaney, UK Food Group.
- 2.00 James Wong, TV Botanist and science presenter and author of new book ‘James Wong’s Homegrown Revolution’
