We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our inaugural Seed Sovereignty Microfund, generously funded by the Kreitman Foundation. In 2025, the funds are being used to address issues caused by limited access to equipment within our networks, with a total of £20,000 awarded to five successful applicants, spread throughout the UK and Ireland. These included […]
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One of the main (and most fun!) objectives of the Seed Sovereignty Programme is to support the development of localised seed hubs – connecting clusters of enthusiasts to make seed magic happen! Off the back of 2024’s ‘Growing to Seed’ practical seed training and mental wellbeing project, the progression of previous year-long trainees, and the […]
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The northern England region of the Seed Sovereignty Programme has been contributing to a brilliant collaborative project that’s looking at growing, cooking and eating more pulse crops across the region. The group includes Northern Food and Farming (coordinated by LESS CIC) in Lancashire, the Organic Research Centre, Foodwise in Leeds and academics from both York […]
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2025 dawned with a groundswell of inspiration, energy, and connection. Agroecological growers, farmers, and movement-builders gathered at the Oxford Real Farming Conference. And in their pockets were small parcels containing regionally adapted, locally grown, open-pollinated seeds ready to share with others at ORFC’s first-ever seed swap. Hosted by the Seed Sovereignty team, the seed swap was […]
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Please note that the deadline for applications (2nd February 2025) has now passed. The Seed Sovereignty Programme’s flagship ‘year-long’ training in seed politics, practice and production is now open for applications!* The comprehensive course is delivered via monthly Zoom-based webinars with industry experts, site visits and farm walks to seed production organisations and enterprises, and […]
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Online event Saturday 1 Feb 2025 & Saturday 8 Feb 2025 Select tickets Interested in seed saving and want to learn more? 🌱 Join our Seed Saving in Scotland Online Training! 🌞 * This training takes place over two dates in February from 11am-2pm* Day 1: Saturday, 1st Feb Day 2: Saturday, 8th Feb Purchasing […]
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Online event Thursday 16 Jan 202518:30 – 20:00 Select tickets An antidote to the January blues, join us for this edition of Seed TV with Holly Silvester, our Future Resilience Seed Coordinator. Holly will be sharing stories from her Churchill Fellowship travels where she visited the thriving seed network of the Pacific Northwest of the US […]
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The results of our Growing to Seed project are in! As a programme, our aim is to build a robust seed system in the UK and Ireland, built around principles of agro-ecology, open pollination and resilience to changing conditions. However, as practitioners ‘in the field’ we also bear witness to the more intangible benefits of […]
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS (31st JANUARY 2025) HAS NOW PASSED. We are happy to announce the launch of our new Seed Sovereignty Microfund for 2025. This fund aims to provide targeted support to projects advancing seed sovereignty across the UK and Ireland. For our inaugural year we shall be focusing on addressing […]
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Crowd Breeding Project 2025, aims to facilitate collaborative plant breeding of diverse populations. Utilising the method of crowd breeding, we hope to inspire collaboration and explore how we can collectively curate locally adapted, resilient and diverse crops. Building on the success of the pilot in 2024, we are opening the project up to more applicants for […]
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