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?
Category: Awareness
Dear all – this blog is not sufficient anymore so we are growing a new website! 2013 has been AMAZING for the Freedom Seed Bank: We have grown fast and now need to regroup and create a fabulous website for 2014. We will move from this blog to a new site that will contain and…Continue readingWe are GROWING A WEBSITE this winter!
(1) WRITING TO THE 3 KEY MEPS There are 3 MEPs directly involved with the law who are really worth writing to: (be nice to them though, it wasn’t their idea) Sergio Silvestris: Rapporteur of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development (he is chairing the making of the new law) sergio.silvestris@europarl.europa.eu George LYON (United Kingdom)…Continue reading2 URGENT ACTIONS TO TAKE to protect our seeds before the 4th December!!!
FYI – A press release from the European Co-ordination of la Via Campesina in response to the Silvestres report on the ongoing plant reproductive materials proposal. ““““““““““` Will the European Parliament close the few openings the Commission left in favor of farmers seeds and biodiversity ? In its report on the new “seed marketing” regulation,…Continue readingWill the European Parliament close the few openings the Commission left in favor of farmers seeds and biodiversity ?