News & Press

5th December 2018 News

Seed Week: An Interview with Fred Groom from Vital Seeds in Devon

Where did your passion for seed start? My passion for seed started while I was at university studying Human Ecology and came from a political perspective initially. I was shocked… Read More

4th December 2018 News

Seed Week: An Interview With Wayne Frankham From The Irish Seed Savers

Where did your passion for seed start? For me it was a culmination of practical thrift, community action – and a working bumblebee which inspired an unadulterated fascination with natures… Read More

3rd December 2018 News

Seed Week: An Interview With Kate McEvoy From Real Seeds In Wales

Where did your passion for seed start & how was Real Seeds born?  We’ve been growing seeds for around 25 years now.  We started when we realised that so many… Read More

2nd December 2018 News

Seed Week: Where To Buy Organic Seed This Christmas

To celebrate Seed Week we’ve brought together a list of producers who are all committed to cultivating, selecting and saving the best possible quality organic seed. By supporting small-scale producers… Read More

30th November 2018 News

Press Release: Seed Week raises awareness of organic seed being grown by small-scale producers across the UK & Ireland

As annual seed catalogues hit the doormats of eager gardeners, the UK and Ireland Seed Sovereignty Programme urges people to reconsider their purchasing habits and plant a seed of change… Read More

21st November 2018 News

Community Exhibitions of We Feed the World Open Across Six Continents

This photo-story was originally published on the We Feed the World site. After the huge success of the We Feed the World exhibition at the Bargehouse in London, we have… Read More

20th November 2018 News

A double-edged sword’: New Gaia report ‘Wh@t on Earth’ explores impacts of digital tech

‘Wh@t on Earth?’, Gaia’s latest report, argues that digital technology is disconnecting us from ourselves, each other and our living planet – at a time when re-engaging with the Earth… Read More

20th November 2018 News

The Commons Transition: a discussion with David Bollier

The following interview with David Bollier is the second in a series taken from our recently launched report: Wh@t on Earth!? The Commons Transition is a bold proposal, but not… Read More

17th November 2018 News

“Why we need open pollinated seed” Seed Sovereignty programme in the Guardian

Originally featured in The Guardian on Saturday 17th November. Written by Alys Fowler. “If you examine my pockets you will always find, among the lint, some seed. It’s an absent-minded… Read More

8th November 2018 News

Guardians of Planet Earth: Protecting Biodiversity in Africa

Simon Mitambo is Executive Secretary of SALT-Kenya, a Thematic Coordinator of the African Biodiversity Network (ABN), a partner of Gaia and a graduate of Gaia’s first Earth Jurisprudence (EJ) course…. Read More

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