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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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