On Day 5 of Seed Week we continue northwards and meet Richie Walsh, the Lowland Scotland Coordinator for the Seed Sovereignty Programme. In this special #SeedWeek podcast Richie is joined by Rowan Leer from The Glasgow CCA Seed Library to talk about Scottish vegetable seed and seed libraries. Hear how a living library in the […]
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For Seed Week, our Northern England Coordinator, Catherine Howell, has gathered stories from some of the wonderful people she is lucky enough to share the region with. Scroll away, or skip to a chapter that catches your eye: Chapter 1 – Growing a seed library, Toxteth Chapter 2 – Potato Day, Norton Chapter 3 – […]
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Charlie Gray, Seed Sovereignty Programme Coordinator for Northern England, gives a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exciting seed happenings across the region. The Lancaster Seed Library Initiated by Transition City Lancaster and Incredible Edible Lancaster, the Lancaster Seed Library started in 2015 with the aim of bringing back the lost skill of seed saving. […]
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To close our Seed Gathering 2023 we were joined by poet and performer Liv Torc who gave her powerful, inspirational take on the vital work of our networks. Hot Poets is an ambitious, award-winning, internationally focused project turned CIC, working to powerfully communicate climate change science and action through spoken word poetry. You can […]
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Kate Harrison has been Chair of Seedy Sunday since 2019, and on the organising committee since 2017. She has had an organic allotment in Brighton for nearly 20 years, and enjoys gardening as part of a community, and experimenting with growing unusual fruit and vegetables. Seedy Sunday Brighton and Hove is the largest and oldest […]
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Southwest England Coordinator Robyn Minogue takes us on a virtual tour of the most recent meet-up of the South West Seed and Grain Networks Following on from the epic South West Seed Sovereignty Pizza Party held back in November 2022 the South West Network gathered again to share, celebrate and learn – this time with […]
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