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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

16th September 2021

Seed Gathering 2021: Full programme out now!

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. Register here The… 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

14th December 2020

Our seeds are our stories: Seed Week event

Join the Seed Sovereignty Programme for an evening of exploring the connections between seeds, stories, culture and hope for the future. Buy/book your tickets here. For many of us, our… Read More

8th October 2020

Video: The Right to Say No to Mining in Europe

How are European communities already asserting their ‘Right to Say No’ to mining and other extractive projects, from the grassroots up? How can the Right to Say No be materially… Read More

3rd April 2020

The Ecologist: The need for seed in times of crisis

In a new article for The Ecologist, Gaia’s Seed Sovereignty Coordinator, Sinead Fortune, explores how this time of crisis is creating fertile ground to plant the seeds of a more… Read More

21st March 2018

Press Release: delegation from Cajamarca, community that stopped world’s biggest gold mine, visits UK

A year ago this rural community used direct democracy to stop what would have been the world’s largest gold mine. Their example has inspired 50 Colombian communities to challenge corporate… Read More