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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Do you want to create a biodiverse and ecologically sustainable seed system? Would you like to learn more about producing seed on your farm? We believe that seed production is at the heart of seed sovereignty and we have been working with expert seed producers to create a hands-on training programme specifically designed for […]
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On Friday 31st January Stroud Potato and Seed Swap celebrated their 10th anniversary! Located in the town church hall and at Stroud Farmer’s Market, the event raised funds and awareness for Transition Town Stroud and Down to Earth, an organisation which supports the Stroud Community Seed Bank amongst other projects. 26 varieties of potato and […]
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We recently ran a webinar in collaboration with The Landworkers Alliance, the Community Supported Agriculture Network, and the Organic Growers Alliance. We were joined by Kate and Ben from Real Seeds, who gave us a virtual tour of their site and walked us through their fine-tuned processing and shipping system. It was great to get […]
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Seed Training in Scotland Saturday 14 July, 10 am – 5 pm. Basic Seed Production Training Day at Newton Dee Camphill Village near Aberdeen with Neil Munro. The training will include seed plant biology, reproduction biology, selection principles and techniques, seed plant husbandry and harvesting, cleaning and storage of seed; the path to commercial seed production. With […]
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It’s a challenging time for communities around the world, and this is no less true for seed groups, seed swaps and seed libraries. However, this is the Season of the Seed, the time of the year when people come together to trade tips, experiences, and seeds they have saved from the past growing season and […]
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