We’re delighted that seed buddy Marco Bottingnole has been invited to lead a seed saving workshop by London’s largest food growing network and training provider, Capital Growth. Marco has been a seed buddy since October 2016 and has been inspiring the community around the St Luke’s Community Centre in Islington about the importance of seed saving.…Continue readingIntroduction to Seed Saving
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Seeds for a Better World
We are delighted to be working with Global Generation and Garden Organic on a new project, Seeds for a Better World, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Seeds for a Better World aims to connect to and give back to our natural heritage by educating and inspiring young people and other London residents to…Continue readingSeeds for a Better World
The Freedom Seed Bank and Capital Growth have trained a team of Seed Buddies in the art of seed saving. Now we are looking for community or school garden groups who are interested in receiving help and guidance to start saving seeds. Participating gardens will be matched with a Seed Buddy, ideally from your local area. A…Continue readingSeed saving support for community gardens
On Sunday, a group of Seed Buddies from our 2016 training programme, attended a seed saving workshop at OrganicLea, a thriving market garden in the Lea Valley. A worker’s co-operative, they run a box scheme, grow seedlings for sale, and save a range of vegetable seeds mainly for their own use on site. It seemed like…Continue readingThreshing and winnowing at OrganicLea