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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.

  • The 12 Webinars of Christmas
    December 21, 2022

    The 12 Webinars of Christmas

    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…

  • Welsh Oats: Back in Black
    November 14, 2022

    Welsh Oats: Back in Black

    One October afternoon, we set the places for a feast. Enamel plates punctuated a long table, under borrowed festoon lights strung from the rafters. Wind…

  • A Legacy Imbued in the Seed
    October 6, 2022

    A Legacy Imbued in the Seed

    A new film from The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty series celebrates The Leakey Bean Collection. It’s a story of seed as a source of connection…

  • Beanfeast: The Best Bits
    October 6, 2022

    Beanfeast: The Best Bits

    In September the Seed Sovereignty Programme’s northern network held a Beanfeast. Communities would, traditionally, band together during harvest season for intense work as well as…

  • Could you be the next Southeast England Seed Coordinator?
    July 25, 2022

    Could you be the next Southeast England Seed Coordinator?

    We’re pleased to share news of a vacancy within our thriving Seed Sovereignty Programme team, here in the UK. If you would like to become…

  • On the Trail of the Leakey Bean Collection
    July 21, 2022

    On the Trail of the Leakey Bean Collection

    Since visiting the Leakey home in May 2021, Northern England Coordinator Charlie has had the pleasure of speaking regularly with Tamsin about her father, Professor…

  • Land Leaguer potatoes: the taste of County Clare
    July 6, 2022

    Land Leaguer potatoes: the taste of County Clare

    Irish Coordinator Jason Horner tells the story of the origins, and his journey with saving seed from, the Land Leaguer potato… The Land Leaguer potato,…

  • ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ Week 4 – Packets, Distribution, and Marketing
    April 26, 2022

    ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ Week 4 – Packets, Distribution, and Marketing

    This week Wales Coordinator Katie Hastings walks us through the vital steps that come after all that lovely seed is grown, harvested, and processed. While…

  • ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ Week 3 – Growing, Harvesting & Processing
    April 19, 2022

    ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ Week 3 – Growing, Harvesting & Processing

    If you’re at the stage of wanting to sell your seed, you’ll probably have your seed growing, harvesting, and processing down to a fine art…

  • ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ Week 2 – Records and Legalities
    April 11, 2022

    ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ Week 2 – Records and Legalities

    In this week’s instalment of ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’, our Wales Coordinator Katie Hastings talks us through the ins and outs…

  • Sign the petition, Stop Patents on Seeds!
    April 7, 2022

    Sign the petition, Stop Patents on Seeds!

    The team of the Seed Sovereignty Programme UK and Ireland are supporting this No Patents on Seeds campaign and are encouraging all our seed saving…

  • ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ – Week 1, Finding Your Varieties
    March 26, 2022

    ‘So You Want to Start a Seed Coop?’ – Week 1, Finding Your Varieties

    The Seed Sovereignty Programme has been supporting the formation of a fledgling seed cooperative in Wales. Wales Coordinator Katie Hastings describes their journey so far.…

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