So much of life is very uncertain at the moment. The past few months have shaken much of what we once believed to be true, but certain things have shone through as vital, wholesome, and resilient; among these have been community and food. There is a shift back towards local food; to agroecological methods of […]
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All year the Organic Growers Alliance have been running webinars in partnership with the CSA Network UK and the Seed Sovereignty Programme run by the Gaia Foundation, funded by Farming the Future. The webinar programme focused on practical teaching and farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchanges from farmers and growers from around the UK. The series was designed […]
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Your Seed Week 2026 tales, posts, and generous donations culminated in a wonderful moment of celebration as we reached our £20,000 Earth Raise target this morning. We are grateful to every sharer, storyteller, commenter, and kind donor – large or small – who got involved this year. It is with heartfelt thanks that we can […]
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Dylai bwyta’r ceirch yr ydych wedi tyfu bod yn beth hawdd I’w wneud / Eating the oats you have grown should be a simple thing to do. Katie Hastings, Gaia Seed Sovereignty Programme Coordinator for Wales, shares the story – and mystery – of the great Oats of Wales. When our Llafur Ni (Our Grains) […]
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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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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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