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Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair
March 21 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Free Seeds at the Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair!
Seed Fair supports resilience and food security by giving away seeds and making community connections
The Beaser Community Garden and Cable Community Farm are hosting the third-annual Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair on March 21, 2026 from 10-1 at the Bretting Community Center in Ashland, WI. The seed fair offers free seeds to the community as well as showcasing educational booths from local organizations. There are activities for kids plus a silent auction featuring items donated by the community. This event is free and open to the public.
The Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair Team has been reaching out to seed companies to request donations of seeds to support the seed fair. Donated seeds will be given away freely to the community during the Seed Fair, alongside educational materials, and support to help folks learn how to start seeds and grow beautiful plants.
For the past two years, the Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair has brought together over 400 people from Ashland and the Chequamegon Bay area with folks coming from as far as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the North Shore of Lake Superior outside of Duluth, MN and as far south as Madison. For many, it was the first time they’d ever attended a seed fair or connected with others around their love of seeds.
Community members are invited to attend the seed fair, learn about gardening and local environmental issues, then go home with whatever seeds they need to start their own garden. Gardeners who save their own seeds are encouraged to bring seeds to add to the seed give away. Sharing seeds, offering information on gardening, and building community among gardeners will build resilience and food security in the Chequamegon Bay Area.
If an organization would like to co-sponsor, host a booth, make a donation to the raffle, or volunteer at the Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair, please complete this form or email CheqBaySeedFair@gmail.com.
The Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair is hosted by the Beaser Community Garden and Cable Community Farm with co-sponsors including: Alliance of Native Seed Keepers, Annie’s Heirloom Seeds, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Cooperative Gardens Commission, Driftless seeds, Going to Seeds, High Mowing Seeds, Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply , Seed Savers Exchange, Snake River, Sow Right Seeds, The Living Seed Company, Victory Seeds, Ashland-Bayfield County Master Gardeners, Bad River Food Sovereignty, Bay Area Film Society, Bay City Cycles, Bayfield Blooms, Beaser Community Garden, Big Lake Organics, Big Top Chautauqua, Black Cat, Christine Kegal Private yoga instructor, City of Ashland Parks and Rec, Duluth Coffee, Jordan Essentials, Marengo Meadow Bees, Robin Greenfield, Soils In Sync, Spinster, Superior Rivers Watershed, Sweet Fern Apothecary, Touch of Heaven Gardens, Vaughn Library, Victoria Flowers, VZ Music, Whittlesey Creek Wildflower Farm, Wild Ones, Winter Greenhouse, the Xerces Society, with more added every day.
If you’d like to co-sponsor, make a donation to the silent auction, or volunteer at the Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair, email cheqbayseedfair@gmail.com or fill out this form.
For more information, go to bit.ly/CheqBaySeeds or email
CheqBaySeedFair@Gmail.com.
