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DESCRIPTION:Espace pour la vie and Cultiver Montréal are pleased to announc
 e the 24th edition of the Montreal Seedy Weekend to be held at the Planéta
 rium on February 3 and 4. Organized by Cultiver Montréal and presented by 
 Espace pour la vie\, this edition will be held under the theme 'The scienc
 e behind seeds'. Rich and friendly\, the program will highlight this facet
  of seed culture that is relatively unknown to the general public. The Mon
 treal Seedy Weekend aims to share this knowledge with everyone in order to
  better understand the work that is done upstream\, allowing you to plant 
 your favorite plants. The Seedy Weekend is also an opportunity to purchase
  local and ecological seeds from Quebec seed companies in addition to disc
 overing other actors working in urban agriculture.\n\nIn particular\, you 
 won't want to miss the panel on Research and development of new varieties 
 in agriculture\, featuring McGill Department of Plant Science Professor Va
 lerio Hoyos-Villegas\, or Macdonald Campus doctoral student  Jérôme Gélina
 s Bélanger's  presentation on Novelty in biotechnologies: between protest\
 , science and lobbies.\n\nProgram\n\nPanels and conferences\n\nSaturday\, 
 February 3rd\n\n10:30 to 11:30 a.m.\n	Seed genetics : a knowledge full of b
 enefits\n	Speaker: Lyne Bellemare\, seed producer and founder of Terre Prom
 ise \n	Conference exclusively offered in French.\n\n2:00 to 3:00 p.m\n	The s
 cience behind ancestral knowledge: Iroquois seeds\n	Speaker: Stephen McComb
 er also known as Silverbear\, chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake\, k
 eeper of Iroquois seeds.\n	Conference exclusively offered in English.\n\n3:
 30 to 5:00 p.m\n	Research and development of new varieties in agriculture\n
 	In partnership with SeedChange\n	Guests: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas\, Ph. D.\, 
 assistant professor\, Department of Plant Science\, McGill University\; He
 len Jensen\, Ph. D.\, research program manager for the Bauta Family Canadi
 an Seed Security Initiative\, a program of Seed Change\; Michel McElroy\, 
 Ph. D.\, researcher in wheat genetic improvement at CEROM\n\nSunday\, Febr
 uary 4th\n\n10:30 to 11:30 a.m.\n	New varieties in the garden: challenges a
 nd examples from our seed producers\n	Speaker: Jean-François Lévêque\, seed
  producer and co-founder of the Jardins de l'écoumène\n	Conference exclusiv
 ely offered in French.\n\n2:00 to 3:30 p.m.\n	Novelty in biotechnologies: b
 etween protest\, science and lobbies\n	In partnership with SeedChange\n	Spea
 ker: Jérôme Gélinas Bélanger\, agronomist and doctoral student at McGill U
 niversity in partnership with CEROM\n	Conference exclusively offered in Fre
 nch.\n\nWorkshops\n\nSaturday and Sunday\, February 4 and 5\n\n1 to 2 p.m.
 \n	Winter snack for birds\n	Offered by les Amis du Jardin botanique de Montr
 éal\n	Workshops are offered in French only.\n\nAbout\n\nImportant informati
 on\n\n\n	All Seedy Weekend activities are free of charge\;\n	Seating is limi
 ted in panels\, conferences and workshops\, online reservations required\n
 	The seed companies' online stores are also accessible at Cultiver Montréal
 \n\n\nThe origins of the Seedy Weekend\n\nThis event grew out of the commu
 nity-based urban agriculture movement in Montreal. Founded in 2001 by the 
 organizations Action communiterre and The Depot Community Food Centre\, th
 en carried by the solidarity organization Alternatives in 2017\, the relay
  is now in the hands of Cultiver Montréal\, the network of Montreal farmer
 s.\n\nCultiver Montréal is a proactive and united network working for the 
 development of a sustainable and nurturing city. Our main mission is to br
 ing together\, accompany\, support and promote all forms of urban agricult
 ure in Greater Montreal\, in consultation with its members\, to make Montr
 eal a sustainable\, resilient and nourishing city.\n\nEspace pour la vie i
 s made up of five major attractions: the Biodôme\, the Biosphère\, the Ins
 ectarium\, the Jardin botanique and the Planétarium. These prestigious mun
 icipal institutions form Canada's largest natural science museum complex. 
 Together\, they are launching a daring and creative urban movement\, encou
 raging all of us to rethink the connection between humankind and nature an
 d cultivate a new way of living.\n
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LOCATION:CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H1V 3V4\, Planétarium de Montréal\, 4801 Pier
 re-De-Coubertin avenue
SUMMARY:Montreal Seedy Weekend
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/montreal-seedy-weekend-3
 54660
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