It took 5 years to become self sufficient in fruits and vegetables year round at The Garden Path; the abundant garden strives to inspire others to grow more of their own food. For 20 years Carolyn has been growing food and sharing it with others through The Garden Path Nursery, which closed down in 2006 so she could focus on seed production, writing, speaking, and educational programmes on Food Security.

The Garden Path is proud of 'Seeds of Victoria' because they know how much love and attention goes into the garden. Most of the food grown uses 'Seeds of Victoria' in order to test seed vigour and quality; new varieties are also trialled every year in search of those that produce the highest yields for the greatest food value. The Garden Path is fortunate in that it is sited inland away from the cooling effect of the ocean. In summer the garden gets 10F hotter, which gets the garden off to a fast start and enables seeds to mature in cooler years with late spring starts.

'Seeds of Victoria' no longer produces a paper seed catalogue. To order seeds you can visit a full colour on-line seed catalogue (updated in December with the year's new seed collection.) 'Seeds of Victoria' are also available through select stores in Victoria and around Vancouver Island, and at many Vancouver Island Seedy Saturdays.

Carolyn is author of a best selling book A Year on The Garden Path – a 52-week guide to organic gardening (www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath) and is currently writing her next book on greater food self sufficiency and seed saving. In 2009 The Garden Path opens a school to teach a 10-month programme called 'Twelve Steps to Sustainable Home-grown Food Production.' (www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath)