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 […]

“They’re Not Just Seeds” | Five Stories for Seed Week 2026

This #SeedWeek2026, members of our Seed Sovereignty team are sharing a story of a seed they hold close, and we warmly invite you to join us in this time-honoured ritual.

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.

Raising £20,000 for a Grower-Held Food System | 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. Seeds are the heart of our food system. Corporate food production has decimated the number of cultivated plant varieties from 30,000 to just […]

Cultivating seed sovereignty and traditional ecological knowledge: Stories from Kenya

In sacred natural sites, seed banks, and gathering spaces, communities across Kenya are reclaiming control over their food systems, alongside the knowledge and culture that have sustained them for millennia. Randa Toko shares insights from her recent visit to Tharaka and Gilgil.   Walking down the path, I am met with the voice of a […]

Wales

“These are exciting times for the revival of rare welsh grains and oats. There’s renewed interest, rare varieties being refound and replanted, and a next generation determined to learning from elders and restoring lost heritage to the landscape.” Katie Hastings, Seed Sovereignty Coordinator for Wales Katie coordinates the Seed Sovereignty Programme in Wales. Since joining […]

March Insights From The Regional Grain Network

This content was originally published on 2 March 2026 on The Regional Grain Network Newsletter Substack. Subscribe to get full access to the newsletter and publication archives. This newsletter exists to share tales, insights and news from the UK’s emergent movement towards an agroecological grain system. Our news is as rich as what you share, […]

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We’re looking for 2 seed enthusiasts to coordinate and deliver the third phase of the Seed Sovereignty Programme across southern and western England. Working alongside the north east based England Lead, each role involves supporting seed networks across a dedicated region (southern or west of England)  through training, mentoring, and routes to market, as well as engaging with a range […]

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Winnow Wizard seed separator: Downloadable UK guides

The Winnow Wizard is a density seed separator widely used by small seed producers in the US. Developed by a seed grower in the Pacific Northwest named Markeal Luterra, the machine creates a laminar flow of air that separates seeds based on density. Because this airflow is highly uniform, the WW offers much greater accuracy […]