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Oat Quest © Jason Taylor
15th November 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 whistled off of the Irish… Read More

9th November 2022

A New Story for the Earth

How a moment in a meadow seeded a global movement: Earth Jurisprudence explained On the anniversary of Thomas Berry’s birthday, we share an animation and interactive story reflecting on how… Read More

The Gaia Foundation | Sacred Lands and Waters Programme
11th October 2022

Turning the Tide for Sharks

Sharks are some of Earth’s oldest inhabitants, outliving the dinosaurs. But they are slow-growing, late-maturing and produce few young, which, in current times, makes them vulnerable; an estimated 100 million… Read More

Earth Jurisprudence
11th October 2022

Trainings for Transformation: Rewilding our Worldview

This summer, we brought together Earth Jurisprudence practitioners from Cameroon, Benin, Uganda and Zimbabwe for a virtual weeklong retreat. Earth Jurisprudence recognises our living planet as the primary source of… Read More

A Legacy Imbued in the Seed © Andy Pilsbury
4th October 2022

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 gathering for the northern network of The Gaia Foundation's Seed Sovereignty Programme © Kev Howard
30th September 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 celebration: bringing in crops, saving… Read More

James Lovelock © Bruno Comby
25th August 2022

A Transformational Theory: Recognising the Influence of James Lovelock’s Gaia Hypothesis

The Gaia Foundation want to acknowledge the sad news of the passing of James Lovelock this summer. His Gaia Hypothesis and later theory, that the Earth is a living organism… Read More

18th August 2022

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

25th July 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 the next Southeast England Coordinator,… Read More

13th June 2022

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