Where did your passion for seed start & how was Real Seeds born? We’ve been growing seeds for around 25 years now. We started when we realised that so many of the varieties available to home gardeners had been bred for the needs of large scale chemical farming. Originally we grew seed for our own […]
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Today we are delighted to announce that the Hwb Hadau Cymru/Wales Seed Hub has launched! The Hub is a cooperative of growers producing seed on Welsh farms using agroecological practices. They aim to grow open-pollinated (OP) varieties that are not widely available elsewhere and grow well in the Welsh climate. The Wales Seed Hub is […]
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Below, we’ve collected some highlights of the sixth #SeedWeek. Thank you to everyone who shared on social media: we loved hearing about your seed sowing, swaps and stories. This is a hopeful time in the northern hemisphere with new shoots peeking above the soil, tickled by spring. If you’re feeling inspired to sow a food […]
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The process of taking bread from seed to loaf is something both simple and complex. It’s something that we can all do, while simultaneously requiring a lifetimes work to understand the complexities. This is what I learnt at our Grain to Loaf event in St Davids. Led by expert ‘peasant bakers’ Nicolas Supiot and Jean […]
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Northern England Seed Sovereignty Coordinator Charlie Gray has lunch at Professor Colin Leakey’s house and delves deep into the world of magic beans… I had an unusual May bank holiday this year. Curious to learn more about the incredible work of Professor Colin Leakey, his wife Susan and daughter Tamsin invited me to their family […]
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Jason Horner reflects on his time as Seed Sovereignty Coordinator for Ireland sharing the lessons gifted and learned. The role will be in safe and familiar hands with Richie Walsh, previous Coordinator for Scotland, joining as our new Coordinator for Ireland. It seems like only the other day I was writing my first blogpost as […]
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