Last year we held a festival to celebrate and recognise those who had saved seed during the year. This included a ceremony, where growers donated some of their saved seed to the London Freedom Seed Bank. The ceremony was accompanied by poetry, song, food, dance, and of course, the odd drink! We passed this donated…Continue readingLondon Freedom Seed Bank Festival – Saturday 11th October @ the Battersea Barge on the River Thames! 5pm ‘til late.
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We have awakened to the realisation that we are losing something of great importance: As food growers and farmers we have lost our knowledge of how to save seed and our crop diversity … and we no longer hold the seed sacred! In Oct 2012 Vandana Shiva and the International Permaculture Network made a call…Continue readingWhat is the Freedom Seed Bank?
Dear all – PLEASE PASS ON the INVITATION to your networks! For who is involved in the Freedom Seed Bank in London, for who want to get involved and/or want to be part of the creation of the Freedom Seed Bank Festival (part of the Great Seed Festival 11th-12th Oct 2014). Julie very kindly is…Continue readingJoin us in Regent’s Park – Thursday 19th June @ 6pm
There’s still time to book a place on our next reskilling workshop to be held at the fabulous Growing Communities Starter Farm in Dagenham The course will be run by the amazing Real Seed Catalogue (http://www.realseeds.co.uk/) who have been at the forefront of organic seed production for a good few years, growing and selling a…Continue readingBook your place for the next Reskilling Workshop on the 26th of April – 10.30 – 1.30pm.