The Organic Growers Alliance is a network of growers, farmers and horticulturalists. This article by Katie Hastings was originally published in their Organic Grower No 55 Summer 2021 Newsletter. https://organicgrowersalliance.co.uk/ The journey from producing your first seed crop to selling it is not so much a straight road as a labyrinth. While growing […]
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To close our Seed Gathering 2023 we were joined by poet and performer Liv Torc who gave her powerful, inspirational take on the vital work of our networks. Hot Poets is an ambitious, award-winning, internationally focused project turned CIC, working to powerfully communicate climate change science and action through spoken word poetry. You can […]
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This content was originally published on 2 March 2026 on The Regional Grain Network Newsletter Substack. Subscribe to get full access to the newsletter and publication archives. This newsletter exists to share tales, insights and news from the UK’s emergent movement towards an agroecological grain system. Our news is as rich as what you share, […]
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In late April of this year Mike Hyatt, who farms Baleveolan Croft on The Isle of Lismore, contacted me asking if I knew of anyone malting grain on a small-scale in Scotland. Mike, like many crofters, is patiently waiting for our small-scale de-huller to be developed; once it has been built, the crofters can bring […]
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The Community Seed Forum is an online space for seed libraries, exchanges and hubs to meet and share their experiences, wins and challenges. Meeting every second month via Zoom for just an hour of informal peer support, the Forum is open to anyone at any point on their community seed journey. Some members represent well […]
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Join us online on the 23rd and 24th of October, 2021 for discussions, workshops and talks celebrating the diversity, opportunities and deep cultural connections of our seeds. The 2021 Seed Gathering – our first ever! – will be held virtually to keep all participants safe and minimise any disruption to programming due to changing pandemic restrictions. However, […]
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