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potato seed guardians of Peru
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The seed guardians of Peru trying to save the potato

From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favourite foods are at risk from threats like climate change and disease. The "seed guardians" of Peru's Potato Park are hoping to change that.
Resilience
community gardening movement seed libraries
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Free seed libraries illustrate the power of this community gardening movement

If disasters ever cause shortages on supermarket shelves, Psaltis Cauley and passionate volunteers like her are set to support local food security with a precious seed bank of hardy and heirloom variety vegetables.
Resilience
Lebanese agroecology for farmer autonomy
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One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy

SAADNAYEL, Lebanon – Located in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, a region that has been farmed for millennia, a small experimental farm known as Buzuruna Juzuruna (BuJu) is establishing an agroecological network across the country, as well as setting up an heirloom seed cooperative to promote resilience and sovereignty within communities, near and far. “The biggest success […]
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Restoring the lost art of seed saving
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Restoring the lost art of seed saving in New Hampshire

The Moose Mountain Seed Savers group is working to save seeds that can survive the changing climate and democratize growing so it’s accessible to all.
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Seed banks catalog Brazil’s food past & future
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Seed banks catalog Brazil’s food past to safeguard its future

Brazilian agricultural research agency Embrapa has collected some 120,000 seeds from nearly 700 crop species over the course of 49 years, part of an effort to safeguard the country’s rich food diversity.

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guardians of creole seeds
Alto Jequitinhonha Creole Seed Catalog

In Brazil’s northeast, family farmers are guardians of creole seeds

Families in northeastern Brazil’s Alto Jequitinhonha region have held out against industrial farming by preserving dozens of traditional seed varieties through generations of family farming.

Politics
wheat crisis could bring more food independence
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Ukraine war: Will the wheat crisis bring more food independence?

Middle Eastern countries are boosting their food independence to counter the coming wheat shortfall. But despite some encouraging initiatives, existing challenges make food sovereignty almost impossible — for now.
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Washington’s climate law faces opposition on the ballot

Washington’s climate law faces opposition on the ballot

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coal plants repurposed for battery storage

UK’s last coal plant could be repurposed into a giant battery