Local gardeners in the Winkler-Morden-Stanley area can get ready for spring at the Seedy Saturday event on February 21, 2026, at the Winkler Arts & Culture Centre in Winkler, Manitoba. From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, residents can visit the centre at 547 Park Street to pick up free or low-cost seeds and learn how to grow their own food.
The event features a seed swap where people can trade different types of seeds to start or grow their home gardens. Local volunteers and experts will be there to share tips on topics like beekeeping, saving seeds from year to year, and starting seeds during the winter months.
This gathering is part of a national program supported by Seeds of Diversity Canada. This group encourages people to use older types of seeds that can be saved and replanted, which helps keep local plant varieties alive.
Organizers say these tips are helpful for the local climate because the area often sees its last frost of the season around the May long weekend. This short growing window means gardeners often need to start their plants indoors several weeks before they can be moved outside.
The event is held in a building that has become a major hub for the community after the Winkler Heritage Archives moved into the centre in late 2025. This allows the gardening event to take place in the same location that stores the agricultural history of the region.
