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18th March 2019

We’re Celebrating Seed Week 18 – 22 March

From Monday 18th March, small-scale seed producers across the UK and Ireland will be celebrating Seed Week to raise awareness of the benefits of buying locally grown and adapted, organic seed. Seed… Read More

12th February 2019

What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science

This new article from Eye on the Arctic explores how a Skolt Saami-led project in Arctic Finland, supported by out partners the Snowchange Cooperative, is bringing together science and indigenous… Read More

22nd January 2019

African Biodiversity Network recognised for ‘Outstanding Practice in Agroecology’

Gaia is delighted that our long-term partner organisation the African Biodiversity Network  (ABN) has been recognised for Outstanding Practice in Agroecology by the World Future Council. This much deserved award recognises… Read More

18th December 2018

Uganda: Reweaving the basket of life

After three years of intensive intergenerational dialogues, this November indigenous communities living along the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert came together to map their future; a future of abundant food,… Read More

7th December 2018

Seed Week: Maria Scholten & Poyntzfield Herb Nursery in Scotland

Where did your passion for seed start? Gardening on the Canadian prairies for a while under semi-arid conditions, my biodynamically trained farmer friend Ginie would recommend biological locally produced seeds… Read More

6th December 2018

Seed Week: An interview with David Price from the Seed Cooperative, Lincolnshire

Where did your passion for seed start? I guess my passion is really for diversity and that is what has fired my enthusiasm for open pollinated seed and seed sovereignty…. Read More

5th December 2018

Seed Week: An Interview with Fred Groom from Vital Seeds in Devon

Where did your passion for seed start? My passion for seed started while I was at university studying Human Ecology and came from a political perspective initially. I was shocked… Read More

4th December 2018

Seed Week: An Interview With Wayne Frankham From The Irish Seed Savers

Where did your passion for seed start? For me it was a culmination of practical thrift, community action – and a working bumblebee which inspired an unadulterated fascination with natures… Read More

3rd December 2018

Seed Week: An Interview With Kate McEvoy From Real Seeds In Wales

Where did your passion for seed start & how was Real Seeds born?  We’ve been growing seeds for around 25 years now.  We started when we realised that so many… Read More

2nd December 2018

Seed Week: Where To Buy Organic Seed This Christmas

To celebrate Seed Week we’ve brought together a list of producers who are all committed to cultivating, selecting and saving the best possible quality organic seed. By supporting small-scale producers… Read More