As well as growing fresh veg, we are also
passionate about Seeds.

They can go unseen and yet are a crucial part of food resilience. We all need seeds in order to grow vegetables, flowers, herbs and grains. Seed saving was once common practice for gardeners and farmers but has become a rare skill and the UK relies heavily on imports.

As farm machinery and fields have grown in scale, seed production and ownership has become increasingly global. The home gardener or farmer can end up not being able to trace where the seeds have been grown or by whom, meaning available seeds are often not adapted to our UK climate.

We are proud to be part of a network of UK seed producers who are working to increase regional and national seed production. When we save our own seed we get to choose the characteristics and qualities we want and keep the varieties we love. Seeds become quickly adapted to the local climate, meaning they’re stronger every year. By saving seed we can all protect varieties that are at risk of being lost and participate in an economy of exchange and gift, such as Seed Swaps. And we can learn to complete the cycle of growing food for ourselves and our communities.

We training in commercial seed production with the The Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty programme in 2023 and are grateful for all the work they do to increase seed resilience in the UK https://seedsovereignty.info/.

We run workshops on seed saving, contact us to arrange a booking: [email protected]