Tag: seed saving
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R.I.P. Summer 2026
Okay, so there’s pretty much no denying it now… the once-vibrant green leaves are beginning to brown and crisp at the edges, some tumble and blow in wet gusts, eddying and clustering in pockets around the garden. Our crops, once unstoppably stretching for the sky, with wide leaves basking in hot sun and tendrils grasping,…
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Scottish SeedFest 2026
We’re rosy cheeked and cheerful after spending a sunny day at Lauriston farm this weekend, celebrating seeds and their stories with a bunch of cool cats from all over Scotland. The Scottish SeedFest 2026 was an eclectic event organised by the Gaia Foundation, and ran as part of a two day event (the other day…
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St Andrews Seed Saving Sesh
Learn all about seed saving and get stuck in with collecting and processing local seeds.
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Get stuck in with seed saving
Always wanted to save seed but don’t know where to start? Interested in gardening and growing, but struggling to get out and about? Want to try something mindful that will connect you with nature? This event is for you! Help the Fife Seed Library to build our collection by processing the seeds which have been…
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Borrowing and lending seed
We tested our seed library borrowing and lending systems at our first seed swap in Rosyth…
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Pop-up seed swap: Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline
We’ll be at the Open Day of the Ecotherapy Garden at Queen Margaret Hospital with our seedy suitcase for a pop-up seed swap. As well as exploring the brand new therapy garden – a thoughtfully designed therapeutic space created for patients and staff, with varied levels of planting, accessible paths, and sensory-rich areas intended to…
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Scottish okra
In the spring, Kit and I attended an event held by the Glasgow Seed Library. We learnt about seed sovereignty and landrace seed projects, and took home about 20 okra seeds to take part in “an experiment with a high chance of failure”. Glasgow Seed Library have distributed seeds widely with the aim of cultivating…