Seed Matters 20 January 2022

What’s coming up for Seed Week 2022

Our 5th annual Seed Week is almost upon us, and it would be fair to say we have a cornucopia of seed goodness in store for you over the course of next week! In this article you can find a brief menu of seed happenings between 24-28th January, including: Two events, sharing seed stories and […]

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Seed Week 29 April 2025

Seed Week 2025: the endless possibilities of promiscuous pollination

For the final day of #SeedWeek our Future Resilience Coordinator, Holly, explains the Crowd Breeding project creating new crops that are genetically diverse. Several varieties are mixed then allowed to promiscuously pollinate, and a crowd of humans join the party too, selecting for favoured characteristics. Diversity equals resilience in any system: by embracing the dynamism in difference, this collective of people and plants is already finding stable ground amidst an erratic climate.

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Seed Week 31 January 2022

Highlights from Seed Week 2022!

In this blog we cast our eyes back over our fifth annual Seed Week and share our top 5 highlights – from a beguiling new film to the launch of new seed hubs in Scotland and Wales. We would also like to encourage everyone who can to take our Seed Packet Pledge and give the […]

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Events 22 April 2026

We Need Options Not Optimisation | Seed Week 2026

Future Resilience Seed Coordinator Holly kicks off Seed Week with insights into how we can revive the incredible scale of diversity Nature can offer us, carrying the array of options needed for a truly resilient food system.

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Ladybird on wheat
Events 30 January 2023

Coming up at #SeedWeek

Our 6th annual #SeedWeek is almost upon us and there’s a cornucopia of seed goodness in store. Below is a brief menu of what’s happening between Monday 6th – Friday 10th February 2023.  #SeedWeek is a chance for everyone to shout about the seed work you’re doing. Collectively we can make the hashtag bloom. Organising […]

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Community groups 24 April 2026

The seeds Who Are Growing Us | Seed Week 2026

Join us in raising £20,000 to place seed back in the hands of growers this #SeedWeek2026, with every donation doubled between 22 – 29 April ➡️ Click to donate or share with your network. For day three of Seed Week, Wales Coordinator Katie shares how seeds both rely on and inspire cooperation; tending not only to the […]

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Seed Sovereignty
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