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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 whistled off of the Irish… Read More
A Legacy Imbued in the Seed
A new film from The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty series celebrates The Leakey Bean Collection. This is a story of seed as a source of connection to the plants and… Read More
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 celebration: bringing in crops, saving… Read More
Gaia launches new set of GMO resources in collaboration with Beyond GM
Our UK & Ireland Seed Sovereignty team have collaborated with our friends at Beyond GM to create a set of resources on the issues around GMOs and gene-edited crops and… Read More
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 the next Southeast England Coordinator,… Read More
Gaia Sign Joint Statement on the Genetic Technologies (Precision Breeding) Bill
UK civil society urges MPs to understand the implications of deregulation and revise the bill to ensure the interests of farmers, businesses and citizens are protected. This week The Gaia… Read More
Calling our Friends in the North! Join the Seed Sovereignty UK team…
We’re hiring a Regional Coordinator for Northern England, as part of The Seed Sovereignty Programme for UK & Ireland This is a home-based, part-time post, with travel required throughout the… Read More
International Women’s Day: Celebrating the women in our seed team
On International Women’s Day 2022, we are celebrating the inspiring work of the women coordinating our Seed Sovereignty Programme which has trained over 500 seed savers across the UK and… Read More
In the media: London seed savers’ quiet revolution
Originally published in The Ecologist. 09/02/2022 A quiet revolution is underway. And it’s sprouting where you might least expect it. In old baths and window boxes. In reclaimed parking lots… Read More
Seed Week 5: our highlights
In this blog we cast our eyes back over our fifth annual Seed Week and share our top 5 highlights – from a beguiling new film to the launch of… Read More
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