Next week, for those of you in or around London, there are two fantastic opportunities to hear from, and connect with, the team behind the Seed Sovereignty UK and Ireland Programme. We Feed the World, an exhibition celebrating smallholder farmers and fisherfolk from around the world, coordinated by The Gaia Foundation, will open its […]
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A collaboration with artist Isla Middleton for the Seed Gathering 2021 Introducing our Seed Revolution t-shirt range! A stunning set of eco t-shirts born out of the Seed Sovereignty UK and Ireland Programme, which is bringing diversity and resilience back to our seed system. We believe that a food revolution starts with seed. TAKE ME TO THE […]
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Celebrating the pea varieties, old and new, of the Teesside area! We grow peas well in the UK, and almost every region has its own special varieties. As a Programme, we’re super keen to make sure these continue to be available to all! But despite its more recent industrial heritage, the Teesside region of the north-east […]
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After the well-attended and well-received Basic Seed Production Training Day in Newton Dee this summer (see report on this website) and a seed saving workshop on the Black Isle in September, a third training was given, aiming at comercial growers and seed savers in the Central Belt last Saturday, the 3rd of November at the […]
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As the October sun sets on his final installment Jason reflects on the lessons and learning of the last year, his resolutions for the next and the seed savers gift of second chances.. The first week in October started dank and humid (very humid) and it rained a lot. There was an expectation that this […]
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Nestled in the Dyfi Valley, surrounded by every shade of autumn’s amber cloak, hundreds of growers, guardians, savers, breeders, and lovers of seed flocked to the Centre for Alternative Technology for the first-ever in-person Seed Gathering. We are becoming a more powerful voice for change. We are not alone. There is huge untapped potential, both […]
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