Author Archives for Elodie



Canada now has a national food policy. What does it mean?

"Everyone at the table!" SeedChange reacts to the new National Food Policy.

Safeguarding biodiversity is not a choice – it’s a matter of human survival

We need a shift in agriculture: away from a battle with nature to working with... View Article

Jeidy always dreamed of running her own farm

In Honduras, it's usually men who own land and manage crop sales. But Jeidy always dreamed of running her own farm.

Where do your beans come from?

Learn how to plant, save and eat beans!

Does Canada’s new food guide connect healthy eating and healthy farming?

Healthy, sustainable diets cannot exist without healthy, sustainable farming.

Re-going organic in Nepal

Jit is an role model for his fellow farmers. He shows farmers what's possible when you go organic.

Lessons from the potato field: We need farmers’ knowledge

One of the most valuable resources available to farmers is simple yet often overlooked: other farmers.

Putting your values into action: Dr. Ann Denis

"In my experience, women usually have a very acute analysis of what is going on in their own society. That's something we should support."

Meet Jeidy, a coffee farmer and budding rural leader

Meet Jeidy, an incredible coffee grower.

The future of food is ready for harvest

Agroecology is a science, practice and movement that respects traditional knowledge and grows food sustainability and equitably.

The Hill Times | SeedChange Executive Director, Martin Settle, speaks up for seeds

Canada won’t meet its UN Sustainable Development Goals biodiversity targets unless it takes urgent action.

There’s a seed hero in Chatelaine

With 75 per cent of crop diversity lost worldwide, it’s Jane's mission to safeguard seeds and breed resilient new varieties.

MPs visit our Seeds of Survival program in Nicaragua

Four Members of Parliament left a frosty Canadian January and headed to western Nicaragua.

Recipe for regeneration in Honduras

Then and now: for more than a decade, Isidora Garcia has been doing amazing work around sustainable agriculture in her community.

Biodiversity matters in farmers’ fields, too

A new report says Canada lags in biodiversity conservation. What about the biodiversity on your plate?

Seed TV: A seed’s journey from field to fork on CBC

SeedChange Executive Director, Jane Rabinowicz, was featured in "We Are Canada" on CBC!