Commercial Growers 14 October 2021

Introducing the Seed Revolution Tee!

A collaboration with artist Isla Middleton for the Seed Gathering 2021 Introducing our Seed Revolution t-shirt range! A stunning set of eco t-shirts born out of the Seed Sovereignty UK and Ireland Programme, which is bringing diversity and resilience back to our seed system. We believe that a food revolution starts with seed.  TAKE ME TO THE […]

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Commercial Growers 17 April 2024

The Great Bean Trial 2024

  *Application deadline Thursday, 2nd of May * Building resilience and adaptability are a vital part of progressing seed sovereignty in the UK and Ireland. Finding the varieties which perform best in different regions of our islands is of paramount importance, both to ensure a good yield for farmers and to find the traits we […]

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Commercial Growers 22 November 2021

Seed Gathering Vids Now Available!

All the sessions from our recent Seed Gathering on the 23rd and 24th of October are now available! Whether you want to re-watch sessions you missed on the weekend, or you were unable to join us for the event, all the recordings are available to watch now – access them here: Seed Gathering 2021  

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Community groups 26 January 2022

Media Release: London’s seed savers mount a quiet revolution

Londoners are rising to the challenges of climate change, food poverty, entrenched inequality and our nation’s mental and physical health crises by reviving one of the oldest human activities of all- sowing, saving and sharing seeds. The Gaia Foundation’s latest short film, A Quiet Revolution, profiles London’s urban seed and food growers who are members […]

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A Quiet Revolution: interactive story

Across the UK and Ireland, a quiet revolution is underway. It’s sprouting where you might least expect it. In old baths and window boxes. In reclaimed parking lots and allotment plots… Launched during Seed Week 5, our new film, A Quiet Revolution (8-mins) celebrates the work of London’s little-known urban seed savers and the London […]

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Commercial Growers 28 January 2022

Beans and Peas of Scotland

Scotland’s beautiful landscape is in part thanks to the huge amount of wind and rainfall we receive compared to the rest of the UK. At the time of writing there are no Scottish vegetable seed producers. This has the knock-on effect seeds that Scottish growers are forced to buy from elsewhere are unlikely to do […]

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