A small but determined and engaged group of crofters from the isle of Lismore in Argyle and from Lochaber undertook the long journey to Uist last weekend, braving ferry cancellations and road closures. The aim: to learn about cereal seed growing in a crofting context, i.e. for small-scale producers in the north west of Scotland. […]
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This year we’ve been busy with collaborators The Landworkers Alliance, the Organic Growers Alliance and the CSA Network to delivering a suite of webinars designed to delve deeper into issues, techniques and opportunities affecting our networks of growers across the UK. Why not join us in reflecting on the year of learning with our ’12 […]
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HERITAGE GRAINS EVENT Most growers involved with the Seed Programme of heritage grains have seen crop emergence over the last ten days. A couple are still working towards getting the seeds into the ground! In the mean time we are preparing an event on Lismore Sunday 16 – Monday 17th of June about growing traditional […]
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All year the Organic Growers Alliance have been running webinars in partnership with the CSA Network UK and the Seed Sovereignty Programme run by the Gaia Foundation, funded by Farming the Future. The webinar programme focused on practical teaching and farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchanges from farmers and growers from around the UK. The series was designed […]
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Join West of England coordinator Ellen Rignell at the Rye Cafe in Frome on Wednesday 27th February for an evening of conversation around seed. Ellen will speak about the work going on in the south west and across the UK and Ireland to support small-scale seed producers. She’ll be joined by Tim ‘Mac’ Macartney, founder […]
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Our 6th annual #SeedWeek is almost upon us and there’s a cornucopia of seed goodness in store. Below is a brief menu of what’s happening between Monday 6th – Friday 10th February 2023. #SeedWeek is a chance for everyone to shout about the seed work you’re doing. Collectively we can make the hashtag bloom. Organising […]
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