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Food Sovereignty

8th September 2020

Stories of resilience – introducing a new series

Gaia’s Director, Liz Hosken, and co-writer Million Belay of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, introduce a new Ecologist series exploring grassroots stories of resilience and hope in a… Read More

7th September 2020

We Feed the World – a global photographic project

From the icy waters of Northern Sweden to the humid depths of the Amazon rainforest, We Feed the World explores the triumphs of small-scale farmers and fisher-people who feed themselves and others… Read More

14th May 2020

The wisdom of Jose Lutzenberger, ecological visionary

“A healthy civilisation can only be one that harmonises with and integrates into the totality of life, enhancing not demolishing it.”  Today, 14th May 2020, marks 18 year since we said goodbye to our remarkable… Read More

7th January 2020

Our Rare Welsh Oats: reviving heritage grain in Wales

Originally published by The A Team Foundation By Katie Hastings, Seed Sovereignty Programme Regional Coordinator for Wales at the Gaia Foundation. On a sharp day on the cliffs of the… Read More

18th November 2019

It’s Seed Week!

Seeds lie at the heart of our food systems and much of life on Earth. If we want to enjoy nutritious, healthy food for all in a climate-changed world, we… Read More

3rd October 2018

10 things to see and do at We Feed the World!

Next week will see the launch of We Feed the World- our global photographic exhibition celebrating the small-scale farmers and fishers who feed the world, cool the planet and care… Read More

8th March 2018

Custodians of Life: Meet the Ugandan women reviving indigenous seeds

Kagole and Mildred are smallholder farmers from Buliisa District, Western Uganda. In this interview they describe the virtues of indigenous seed varieties, losses in the diversity of these seeds, and how,… Read More

1st July 2015

Discovering the secrets of Benin’s forests to improve nutrition

Originally posted in the Guardian, 1st July 2015 Benin’s wet tropical forests are full of riches. Ebony, shea and mahogany trees tower over verdant foliage, home to mongoose, warthogs, chameleons. The… Read More

23rd July 2012

Jeremy Irons narrates new film about GM seed

We are thrilled to announce the online release of Seeds of Freedom, a landmark film by The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network, narrated by actor and UNFAO Goodwill Ambassador Jeremy… Read More

18th July 2012

The UK Food Sovereignty Movement takes root!

It’s been bubbling away for some time now but on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th July the UK Food Sovereignty movement shed its chrysalis and truly emerged as a beautiful… Read More