🌾Common Grains – network meet-up 🌾 Taking place on Monday 16 June – the day after our Scottish Seed Fest which brings together members of the Scottish Seed Sovereignty Network – Common Grains are holding their first Network meet up of the year. This day-long event offers members of the Common Grains network a chance to […]
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Our Ireland Coordinator, Richie, shares the stories of the seeds lost to a corporate drive for imported goods, now being unearthed again by tenacious Irish growers. The hardy heritage seeds being saved from extinction have their own steadfast spirit. These varieties are thriving through the island’s increasingly rough weather, growing the potential to keep food on tables despite climate breakdown.
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The piece below is a short extract from an original article written by Seed Sovereignty Programme Lead, Sinéad Fortune, with Amber Hayward, published in Terralingua’s Langscape Magazine ➡️ Click here to read the article for free or support Terralingua by purchasing the full issue. Learning from seeds, the kernels of life, we can reimagine an […]
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Northern England Coordinator, Catherine, asks whether watching seeds adapt and strengthen over time can teach us the same is possible for ourselves.
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With any kind of change, it’s easy to think about what we might lose. But how about the gains that could come from a climate-resilient food system? Katie, our Wales Coordinator, has teamed up with chef Sam Black to unlock the rich world of flavour that beckons from a future of seed diversity.
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For the second day of #SeedWeek, we’re hearing from Scotland Coordinators, Louise and Tom, on the emergent communities sprouting from seed work across Scotland. By working with seed, this tight network has forged the ability to look forward, even in trying times. They have restored a relationship with local land. And they have laid the foundations for a population as resilient to climactic changes as the seeds they sow each season.
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Our Southern England Coordinator, Randa, introduces #SeedWeek 2025: a chance to sow change by supporting seed diversity for climate resilience. Every seed has a story of survival. The vegetables, grains, and pulses we eat every day exist thanks to the generations of farmers who have saved these seeds, season after season, through sunshine and through […]
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🌞Join the Scottish Seed Fest this summer 🌞 This day-long event is an opportunity for you to meet with other members of the Scottish Seed Sovereignty Network, find out what they are up to, get involved in existing projects and plan new ones, and build momentum in the network! 🌱 The Scottish Seed Network welcomes anyone who is […]
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New GMO seeds must be properly listed and labelled to prevent contamination, which would jeopardise the integrity of the organic and non-GMO sectors and prevent farmers, community groups, and home gardeners from accessing, conserving, and adapting climate-resilient GM-free crops. Why it matters — What’s this consultation about? DEFRA is currently consulting on new rules for […]
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News flash! ***Carlin Sunday 6th April, #carlinsunday2025*** How many parts of the UK and Ireland have a whole day dedicated to peas? Carlin Sunday is one such celebration, at risk of extinction unless we save it soon! Carlin Sunday falls on the fifth Sunday of Christian Lent, a period normally associated with fasting and abstinence. […]
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