Events & Tradeshows

 

Annual Fruit Tasting Open House - Stay tuned, we may be changing how we run the event this year!

Note: this is a free event, but please support our hard working vendors. 

Have you ever wished to sample some of our interesting varieties before buying a tree? Stop in during our annual fruit tasting open house! You can sample various apples and pears and take a self-guided tour of our holistically-managed test orchard.

Date and Time: Saturday, Oct 14th, 2023 here at the nursery, 9:00am-4:00pm

Parking: East driveway between field 135 and 140.

The Tasting: We have been harvesting all sorts of fruits and berries from our orchard all summer and fall! We plan to set the big tent up in the orchard this year, leaving accessibility parking in the main driveway, and vendors and plants for sale in the sales area (where the tasting has been previous years).

Making Cider: We'll be doing cider demos throughout the day. This is an interactive activity, with children (and adults!) helping toss fruit in or turn the crank. 

Self-Guided Tour: This hasn't changed much, though since we pastured the pigs through the orchard recently, the ground is considerably less even; stick to the main driveway in the orchard for smoother walking.

Other Vendors: The following vendors will have some wonderful goodies to buy!
  • Huckleberry Hives (honey and candles made by Steph's sister)
  • Momma Bear's Quilts (quilts and quilted things made by Steph's Momma)
  • Wayne and Rosanna's succulents and eggs (grown/raised here) 
  • Potatoes from a local grower
  • And of course us - the 14th will be the final day for our fall sale.
If you have any questions, please send us an email at sales@silvercreeknursery.ca, or give us a call at 519-804-6060.

 

Guelph Organic Conference 2024

Date: January 24th - January 27th

Location: University Centre at Guelph University, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

More Info: https://guelphorganicconf.ca/ 

We are very excite to announce that Steph, alongside Susan Poizner from Orchard People, will be giving a talk on fruit tree IPM on Thursday, January 25th from 9am-12:30pm! 

We also invite you to stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions. There will be lots of other interesting vendors and talks going on as well!

 

Hamilton Seedy Saturday 2024

Date & Time: February 3rd, 10am-3pm

Location: Hamilton Public Library: Central Branch, 55 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON L8N 4E4

More Info: https://sites.google.com/greenventure.ca/seedysaturdayhamont/

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap. 

 

West Niagara Seedy Saturday 2024

Date & Time: February 10th, 11am-3pm

Location: Grimsby Public Library, 18 Carnegie Ln, Grimsby, ON L3M 1Y1

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap.

 

Master Gardeners Niagara Seedy Saturday 2024

Date & Time: February 17th, 10am-3pm

Location: The Meridian Centre, 100 Meridian Wy, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E6

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap.

 

Kitchener Seedy Saturday 2024

Date & Time: February 24th, 9am-2:30pm

Location: Kitchener Public Library Central Branch, 85 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 2H1

More Info: https://www.kitchenerhs.ca/seedy-saturday/

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap. 

 

Stratford Seedy Sunday 2024

Date & Time: February 25th, 10am-1pm

Location: The Local Community Food Centre, 612 Erie Street, Stratford, Ontario N5A 2P1

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap. 

 

London Middlesex Master Gardeners Seedy Saturday 2024

Date & Time: March 2nd, 10am-4pm

Location: Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre, 656 Elizabeth St, London, ON N5Y 6L3

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap. 

 

Brampton Seedy Sunday 2024

Date & Time: March 9th, 10am-3pm

Location: Century Gardens Recreation Centre, 340 Vodden St E, Brampton, ON L6V 2N2

More Info: https://www.brampton.ca/EN/residents/parks/Pages/Seedy-Saturday.aspx 

Stop by the Silver Creek Nursery booth to buy trees, orchard supplies, or ask questions.  There will be lots of other interesting vendors at Seedy Saturday, as well as free gardening workshops, children's activities, and seed swap.