Sea Spray Garden Initiative

05/21/2026

Looking for a fun way to get outside, meet some great people, and help out in the community this weekend? 🌱

Sea Spray is looking for a few extra hands this Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 AM to 12 PM! We are getting started now and would love to have you come out💚

Help with things like weeding, turning soil, watering, harvesting, and keeping our gardens growing!🥕

If you are interested in joining us this weekend, please reach out so we can get a head count and send you the address!

We are also looking for volunteers all summer long. Everyone is welcome and no experience is needed!

If you would like to join our volunteer program, fill out the Google form below and we will reach out with more info 👇

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMlTx3XyHA-mW_I-pDR4_AR3rfZYZycec2rMqoPIZaD4kBFA/viewform?usp=embed_facebook

05/13/2026

Wandering the garden coffee in hand and listening to the birds is one of our favourite morning rituals. Why does birdsong make us feel so calm? 🐦🌿

From an evolutionary perspective, birdsong has long signaled something important to humans: safety. Our ancestors learned that when birds were singing, the environment was likely peaceful — no predators nearby, no storms approaching, and daylight conditions were stable. A quiet forest could mean danger, but a chorus of chirping birds meant it was safe to relax, gather food, and connect with others. Choose your metaphor 😉

Today, our brains still respond to those natural cues. Listening to birdsong can help lower stress, improve mood, and gently bring us back to the present moment. Nature has been supporting human wellness for thousands of years.

Do yourself a favour today and grab a snack, sit on a bench in a garden or under your feeders in the sunshine and let the birds sooth your buzzing nervous systems. We could all use the break 🫶

05/12/2026

What a great article! Planting a short season potato super early allows you to dig them fully and succession plant a whole whack of other crops before the first frost. Broccoli, carrots, lettuce, beets are just a few of the things you can replace your potatoes with. It's a fantastic way to maximize food production in small spaces!

Even though you may be planning ahead for your vegetable garden now, it's a good idea to also think ahead. For example, if you dug your potato crop early enough in the growing season, you may have time left to establish a second crop in the garden. Here's what you can plant after potatoes. https://savvygardening.com/what-to-plant-after-potatoes/

05/08/2026

In typical gardener fashion, we always seem to be one step behind all things not "garden" this time of year. We would be remiss however to not congratulate our vice chair and Master Gardener Tracey Smyth on another successful presentation at the Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library last Saturday. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive!

Keep your eyes peeled for her next presentation on how to tackle common garden pests 🪲🐛🪲

05/07/2026

Garden sneak peek! Making hay while the sun shone ☀️🥦

05/06/2026

It's the end of an "era"! The Sea Spray Board wants to give a serious shout out to our student placement Robyn Dearman. We stumbled into this relationship about three months ago via a random Facebook message looking for potential volunteers or board members and what happen next was pure kismet! Robyn was not only interested in being involved but was in need of an eight week placement for her Community Development degree!

Eight weeks later? Robyn has an A+ and we got social media help, grant applications, research, proposals, program planning, fundraising outreach and best of all??? A brand new board member! Robyn may be leaving us as a student but will stay on to help with youth initiatives and other projects. And we couldn't be more thrilled. Robyn, you have been a pure gem and such a benefit to this feisty start up. We are so very grateful 😊

05/05/2026

05/05/2026

Just a little over two weeks left to order your rain barrels! $10 from every barrel purchased will go back into the Sea Spray garden Initiative. That means you keep your gardens watered and we get to buy packets of beans, carrots, and beets ☺️ It's a great cause and a smart solution all rolled into one.

Rain barrels are here!🌧️🌱

We are running a fundraiser with RainBarrel to support the Sea Spray Garden Initiative! Every purchase helps us keep growing food, learning, and community on the Eastern Shore!

📍 Pick-up Location - 28 Colford Drive, Head of Chezzetcook

📅 Date - Sunday, May 24, 2026

⏰ Time - 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

What is available?
• A range of rain barrels (different sizes and styles)
• Options starting at $65
• Diverters and garden accessories on site

If you have been thinking about getting a rain barrel, this is a great way to support something local while doing something great for your garden!💧

Order here:
https://rainbarrel.ca/seaspray/

Questions?
Contact Wanda Hall!

Email - [email protected]
Phone - 902-789-1006

05/03/2026

Friends, family, neighbours, and new acquaintances, aged almost 3 to 80! Powered by muffins, coffee, and a perfect canine companion. Getting it done. Community 🥰🍅🥒🥔🫜🥦

04/30/2026

Trivia night on Tuesday was not just a success, it was a whole whack of fun!!! We cannot say thank you enough to Will Gilligan and his hilarious trivia questions. I don't know how he did it, but he made garden trivia a blast for even the non gardeners who came out to support us.

Thank you so much to all of the players! Your fees are literally going to help feed people right here in this community 🥰

Thank you to our rock star sponsors for helping us put together wonderful prize packages for the winners 🤩

And a huge shout out to our student placement Robyn Dearman for her serious hustle getting those sponsorships secured. This woman is a firecracker 👏🔥💥

Looks like we'll be doing it all again this fall!!