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Seed Sovereignty

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

8th March 2022

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

24th January 2022

Support the Seed Packet Pledge

By donating £2.50 per month – that’s the average price of a packet of seeds! – you can help sow the Seed Revolution, supporting Gaia’s Seed Sovereignty UK and Ireland Programme…. Read More

20th January 2022

What’s coming up for Seed Week 2022

Our 5th annual Seed Week is almost upon us, and it would be fair to say we have a cornucopia of seed goodness in store for you over the next… Read More

18th May 2021

Save the date – Seed Gathering 2021

Join Gaia’s Seed Sovereignty Programme online on the 23rd and 24th of October, 2021 for discussions, workshops and talks celebrating the diversity, opportunities and deep cultural connections of our seeds. The Gathering… Read More

29th March 2021

Launched: The Wales Seed Hub / Hwb Hadau Cymru

Today we are delighted to announce that the Hwb Hadau Cymru/Wales Seed Hub has launched! The Hub is a cooperative of growers producing seed on Welsh farms using agroecological practices. They aim… Read More

20th January 2021

OUT NOW: Llafur Ni – Our Grains

Watch Gaia’s latest film – Llafur Ni (Our Grains)– about a farmer’s 20-year quest to find and revive the Welsh black oats his grandfather once grew. Welsh organic farmer Gerald… Read More

14th January 2021

Seed Week: How to get involved!

In this Seed Week preview newsletter, Gaia’s Seed Sovereignty UK & Ireland Coordinator, Sinéad Fortune, shares the ways you can get involved with our fourth annual Seed Week from 18-22nd… Read More

4th January 2021

Guardian: Seed saving movement calls for seeds to be publicly owned

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the precarity of a genetically narrow seed system owned and controlled by a few corporations. It has also massively boosted the global movement for seed… Read More