The World in a Garden
Admittedly, The World in a Garden might just be our best friend! We love food and we like it as fresh, local and organic as possible. We love food grown with heart and community and we love watching children bear the fruits of their labor. Throughout the year you can find this and much more happening at The World in a Garden, an urban agriculture project that educates community and youth on the nutritional, cultural and social benefits of a just and local food system.

FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD
Today we are blessed with the delectable creations from The Love of Food. You can find these goodies made by Julie Beyer in our gift baskets! Julie accidentally discovered her Love of Delicious Food, while studying abroad in Lyon, France. She was captivated by French culinary culture and developed an appreciation for very very delicious food. Her Love of Delicious inspired her to begin experimenting in her kitchen with fresh ingredients from the marche and set out to sample as many wines, cheeses, and sugar-laden French pastries as possible.

URBAN DIGS FARMS
Like we said, we love local, sustainable food and our friends Julia and Ludo, make it happen at Urban Digs Farms. Check out the great work they are doing in Vancouver to provide our community with the freshest food possible. From lettuce to chickens and sweet preserves they have it growin’ on!

GREENS ORGANIC MARKET
Greens Organic + Natural Market gives you an alternative for organic produce, premium meats, baked goods, fresh seafood, health products AND Seeds of Plenty cookies! Sure, they’re butchers, grocery managers and cashiers, but they’re  also proud members of your community. Greens sells healthy, environmentally-friendly products because they care.
Like you (and us), they are committed to limiting our impact on the environment by buying locally, composting and recycling. In fact, we're one of the first grocery stores to take on Metro Vancouver's Zero waste challenge.

ORB CLOTHING
Founder, Tricia Sedgwick, herself is an OrbGirl, a natural fit when you learn about this company and its mission. What’s not to like with a philosophy like this one?,  “Orb believes in honesty, fairness and integrity. So whether you work for us or wear us, you’ll be making a statement that you can feel good about.” If you check out their website you will likely agree.

TERRA NOVA SCHOOLYARD SOCIETY
The story of the chef and nutritionist just makes sense…Chef Ian Lai and Nutritionist Tricia Sedgwick have 2 different career paths but a similar vision. Both love food. Both love growing. Both love kids. Both career paths inspired the beginning of youth and school gardens and Terra Nova Schoolyard Project is the result of Chef Ian’s labor of love. As a past board member, Tricia has observed the exponential growth of this project, which inspires her to continually expand and grow with her own project, The World In A Garden.

JAIME KOWAL PHOTOGRAPHY 
Many of the images on this website were the work of Jaime Kowal, author of Waking Up the West Coast: Healers and Visionaries and professional photographer. Jaime applies her keen eye, unique spirit and enthusiasm to every project, large or small. Services include editorial and advertising assignments, fine art sales and commissions, portrait photography, and stock licensing.

FARM FOLK /CITY FOLK 
FarmFolk/CityFolk (FF/CF) is a non-profit society that works with farm & city to cultivate a local, sustainable food system. They develop and operate projects that provide access to & protection of foodlands; that support local, small scale growers and producers; and that educate, communicate and celebrate with local food communities. Tricia has been privileged to work in collaboration with this wonderful organization on numerous occasions and is currently a director on the FF/CF stewardship team.

UBC FARM
This farm offers a little piece of serenity amidst the hectic happenings of a busy city. As the only urban farm in Vancouver, the UBC farm is a precious resource and educational piece for the community at large.  If you would like to be involved in helping to sustain this wonderful initiative please check out Friends of the Farm.

NORTHWEST CULINARY ACADEMY OF VANCOUVER
Seeds of Plenty's first large batch of cookies were produced in the beautiful kitchen of this progressive and unique chef training school built, owned, and operated by its dedicated chef instructors.

“Here (in Pakistan and Afghanistan), we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything – even die.”

• Haji Ali, Korphe Village hief, Kaakoram Mountains, Pakistan. Quoted from the book “Three Cups of Tea”