“Inspired to extend seed saving practice.” “I found the course very interesting and it was presented in an interesting and accessible way.” “The networking part of this day was really worthwhile coming for.” These were some of the comments by participants at the well-attended Seed Production Training day at Newton Dee. Participants came from Aberfeldy, […]
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The 2025 Seed Gathering is taking place on 17 – 19 October at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Full festival conference details. Buy tickets here.
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https://www.gaiafoundation.org/strategic-convening-on-resilient-seed-systems/ In 2016 a report was released entitled ‘The Future of Food: Seeds of Resilience. A Compendium of Perspectives on Agricultural biodiversity from around the world’. This report was commissioned by The Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and their partners, to ‘stimulate information-sharing, learning and collective action’ concerning the ‘preservation, maintenance and enhancement […]
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In May, Holly, our Future Resilience Seed Coordinator, attended the Lets Liberate Diversity conference in Scandicci, Florence. This annual conference held in Europe facilitates the exchange of practices and information among farmers, seed savers, NGO members, and emerging small enterprises, fostering local actions on agrobiodiversity and promoting participatory dialogues. The Gaia Foundation has been participating in this gathering for many years, and it is always an incredibly inspirational event, providing opportunity […]
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Ellen, Regional Coordinator for the West of England introduces you to some of the inspiring seed growers she works with! This year has been a busy one for the Seed Sovereignty Programme. We’ve launched a comprehensive training programme in seed production and considerably widened our network of seed producers. What better way to tell you […]
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The Seed Sovereignty Programme is exploring advanced learning opportunities for 2027 and would love to hear from you if you would be interested in taking part in an online Plant Breeding Course focusing on dynamic farmer led stewardship. This would be an offering to those who have completed our yearlong commercial seed production training or […]
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