Calling for ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, FILM MAKERS, CARTOONISTS, SINGERS, POETS, MUSICIANS, DEEP ACTIVISTS, PERMACULTURISTS, TRANSITIONISTS, INSPIRED SPEAKERS and other CREATIVE PEOPLE to be part of the Freedom Seed Bank POD who will bring the next Freedom Seed Bank FESTIVAL OCT 2014 (11th and 12th OCT?) with Vandana Shiva, The Gaia Foundation, FOOD from the SKY, Capital Growth , End Ecocide In Europe,…Continue readingNEXT Freedom Seed Bank FESTIVAL POD meeting on 30th November
OrganicLea are running a seed saving workshop as part of their open day on Sunday 24th November at their beautiful co-operative growing site Hawkwood, on the edge of Epping Forest in Chingford. Monthly Open Day: Sunday 24 November from 12-4pm The focus of this month’s skill share is THE WISDOM AND PRACTICE OF SAVING SEEDS including an introduction to the…Continue readingSeed Saving workshop at OrganicLea this Sunday 24th November
(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 ?