We are hosting a Network Get-together on Wednesday 23rd May at St Luke’s Community Centre from 7-8.30pm. If you are already a member of the Freedom Seed Bank Network or you’re interested in finding out more, then please come and join us.
The evening will feature talks by our network members, plus drinks and nibbles, and a tour of the St Luke’s ‘Edible Yard’
Our speakers on the night are:
Helene Schulze, co-director of LFSB, writer and editor
Here’s an intro from Helene…’Why do we save seed? Last summer I did my masters research on UK seed savers. The premise was simple: visit savers in their gardens and greenhouses, over cups of tea and packets of seeds, and talk. I wanted to know what their motivations were, how saving seed changed their relationships to the soil and their surroundings, what it meant it meant to them and whether they felt themselves part of a larger, global community of seed guardians. I returned with a wealth of tales far too long to squeeze into a dissertation and I would like to share them with you.’
Maria Precedo, Seed Guardian for the Heritage Seed Library
Will speak about her seed saving journey and her work with the Heritage Seed Library
Marco Bottignole, Community Gardening Officer at St Luke’s Community Centre
Will talk to us about the seed saving that they have been doing at St Luke’s and explain why he’s passionate about seed saving
The full address is St Luke’s Community Centre, 90 Central St, London EC1V 8AJ.
Please email freedomseedbank@gmail.com to reserve a space. We hope to hear from you!