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Below you'll find a selection of articles about the seed programme and our partners, plus regular updates from our dedicated team of Regional Coordinators working across the UK & Ireland.

  • Winnow Wizard seed separator: Download open-source UK plans here
    February 3, 2026

    Winnow Wizard seed separator: Download open-source UK plans here

    Along with Adam Veitch and funding from the Pebble Trust, Seeds of Scotland has adapted the open-source Winnow Wizard plans from US to UK materials, measurements,…

  • Putting seed at the heart of ORFC 2026
    January 19, 2026

    Putting seed at the heart of ORFC 2026

    Each year, we are swiftly awoken from our midwinter hibernation by the vibrant life force that is the Oxford Real Farming Conference. With 150 sessions…

  • Tomato Trials, Tastings, and the Future of Resilient Crops
    January 5, 2026

    Tomato Trials, Tastings, and the Future of Resilient Crops

     Over the past year, the Seed Sovereignty Programme has gone, by its own admission, a little tomato mad. Tomatoes are one of the most widely…

  • Voices from the Seed Gathering
    December 8, 2025

    Voices from the Seed Gathering

    Our first in-person Seed Gathering brought together seed guardians from every corner of the UK and Ireland, bringing with them stories, knowledge, and heaps of…

  • From Seeds We Rise: Stories, reflections, and inspiration from the Seed Gathering
    November 5, 2025

    From Seeds We Rise: Stories, reflections, and inspiration from the Seed Gathering

    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…

  • Help the HSL in their quest for Midlands seed
    July 30, 2025

    Help the HSL in their quest for Midlands seed

    As the seed sovereignty movement grows, more and more of our regional groups are seeking to source varieties that have resonance with their local areas. …

  • A Seedy Summer in Scotland!
    July 30, 2025

    A Seedy Summer in Scotland!

    Back in June around 50 members of the Scottish seed network met at the beautiful Newton Dee Camphill site, just outside Aberdeen, for a day…

  • Placing seed at the heart of Groundswell
    July 16, 2025

    Placing seed at the heart of Groundswell

    We’re back from Groundswell, having shared seeds, poetry, and freshly baked stories from the land among friends old and new. Over ten thousand people assembled…

  • Peas on Tees
    July 14, 2025

    Peas on Tees

    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…

  • Seed Gathering 2025
    May 12, 2025

    Seed Gathering 2025

    The 2025 Seed Gathering is taking place on 17 – 19 October at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Full festival conference details. Buy tickets here.

  • £20,000 raised for seed diversity: Seed Week 2025 roundup
    April 30, 2025

    £20,000 raised for seed diversity: Seed Week 2025 roundup

    Yesterday, we saw Seed Week 2025 culminate in an incredible finale as, with monumental thanks to all who shared and donated, we reached our goal…

  • Seed Week 2025: the endless possibilities of promiscuous pollination
    April 29, 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…

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