Collecting Stories & Connecting Voices to Strengthen Freedom of Seeds for All
A project to document alternative seed approaches implemented across Europe, by the Agricultural and Rural Convention - ARC2020
Seeds4All works to promote seed diversity and sovereignty as key building blocks for a sustainable food future and thriving rural communities. We focus on recording and sharing learnings from ecological, non-industrial seed practices carried out across Europe, from alternative farming methods to cooperative models of economic development and community-driven knowledge-sharing.
Our goal: To support farmers, food producers and communities in growing and accessing diversified, value-creating seed systems.
Our approach: Spotlighting the challenges and opportunities around seeds, connecting people and ideas, inspiring action in the fields!
Latest Seed Journeys & Insights
Crop diversification to improve the soil microbiome is key to the approach of the Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming movement. The Seeds4All project continues its exploration of agronomic models rooted in interspecies cooperation as a path to sustainability, with a report from south-eastern India. In March a small Weltacker delegation visited Andhra Pradesh. Benny Haerlin reports. Continue reading...
Organic farming has long been hailed as the poster child for sustainable agriculture. But as the EU organic sector becomes increasingly industrialised, cracks are beginning to appear. How can we weed out the weaknesses in the current model and transition to diversified, resilient systems? Seeds4All visited a pioneering farm in the hope of gleaning lessons from the past for the organic farmers of tomorrow. Continue reading...
In southern Portugal, José and his partner Pedro are determined to find a way to produce high quality wheat from heritage grains, using the principles of inter-species cooperation. How are these innovative young farmers feeding the seed microbiome? And what is the mix of plant families that promises to unlock soil health in the dry Portuguese climate? We sat down with José to collect his specific insights. Continue reading...
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