Last month, one of the newest members of the LFSB steering group, Sam Rudy, visited Aleka Haziak, a seed production company in the Basque Country that focuses on preserving local varieties of open pollinated, true to type seeds. He met with Kelo, the founder of Aleka, at his own farm in Beizama, where he showed…Continue readingLFSB visits Aleka Haziak in the Basque Country
Following two successful seed collection events, our seed requests are now closed for 2023. For this year’s seed collection we went back to our roots, organising two in-person events for growers in our network to come together, share knowledge and collect seed. Meeting face-to-face opened up the opportunity to reconnect with our network and get…Continue readingAnd that’s a wrap for seed requests 2023
After COVID our seed network has taken some time to reconnect. We’ve missed the face-to-face sharing of knowledge and stories that comes with the sharing of seed. While the postal ordering system we put in place during the Pandemic meant that we were able to get valuable seed out to community gardens and growers right…Continue readingTime for collecting this years’ seeds!
On a bright and unseasonably dry October day, the London Freedom Seed Bank (LFSB) celebrated its’ 10th Birthday at the Garden of Earthly Delights in Hackney. We would like to extend a special thank you to the Garden of Earthly Delights community, our network and everyone else who made the event as incredible as it…Continue readingLFSB 10th Birthday Party