It has come to our attention that a donation of seeds, labelled as Fennel (herb) that were shared in 2019, are in fact Hemlock (Conium maculatum). We are in the process of contacting everyone who could have received a pack of these seeds at a training day in November 2019. If you have a packet…Continue readingImportant information regarding the distribution of Fennel herb seeds
Grower and steering group member Richard Galpin explains why the London Freedom Seed Bank started a data project, and how it has become so important for the work of the seed bank. When did it start? The London Freedom Seed Base (LFSBase for short) started in early 2020 as an attempt to log the seeds we currently have in…Continue readingIntroducing our new collaborative data project
Building a regional seed network in the Southeast. Helene Schulze is one of the co-directors of the London Freedom Seed Bank. Since July 2020, she is also Regional Coordinator for the Southeast England for the Seed Sovereignty Programme of the UK and Ireland. Here she unpacks what her hopes are for the new role, how…Continue readingBuilding a regional seed network in the Southeast
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The Radical History of Amaranth
Honouring Black History Month in October, Sophia Doyle explores the history of one of our most popular crops in our seed bank: Amaranth (Amaranthus species). Amaranth plants are a use crop present on most continents and it has a history of movement and re-settling across the globe that mirrors the routes of the North Atlantic…Continue readingThe Radical History of Amaranth