From a “gravel pit” to resilient farm
October 29, 2021 4:54 pm Leave your thoughts“I like organic production. You don't need much, you just need to know how to manage it. Now we have a healthier way of life.”
Tag Archive: success story
Farming through hardship: A family farmer in Honduras discusses COVID, hurricanes and more
October 1, 2021 2:20 pm Leave your thoughtsA family farmer in Honduras discusses COVID, hurricanes and an incredibly difficult growing season in this Q&A.
Seven seed savers in Mali (and how you can support them!)
December 22, 2020 4:06 pm Leave your thoughtsSeed savers are key to communities' food security and food sovereignty.
Why are local seeds important? This Honduran farmer uses them to help his community
October 28, 2020 12:10 pm Leave your thoughts“I don’t worry that there are no vegetables in the market because I produce what I need.”
Donors respond to emergency need in Nicaragua
September 30, 2020 10:41 am Leave your thoughtsIn May, we turned to SeedChange supporters to raise emergency funds for Nicaragua.
This is a farm: Agroforestry feeds communities in Timor-Leste
July 9, 2020 12:37 pm Leave your thoughtsTomas Pinto grows an astonishing blend of different foods in a very small area.
Tasty terraces in Timor-Leste!
March 4, 2020 4:52 pm Leave your thoughtsTerraces help prevent landslides and ensure hillside farms have moist, happy soil.
Filling the ag research gap in Canada
January 26, 2020 10:28 pm Leave your thoughtsThe world lost 75 per cent of its crop diversity in the last century. But farmers in Canada are working to reverse the trend.
Meet Maria Traoré, a farmer in Mali!
January 17, 2020 10:03 pm Leave your thoughts"Not only have I gained a lot of knowledge, but I’ve also become much more emancipated as a housewife.”
How to turn the desert green: Bringing soil back in Burkina Faso
December 5, 2019 2:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThirty-three per cent of the Earth's soil is already degraded - and as much as 90 per cent could become degraded by 2050.
Before this farmer harvests food, she must harvest water
November 25, 2019 10:25 pm Leave your thoughts“Nothing would be possible on this land without the water.” Support a farmer with the gift of water this Giving Tuesday.
Growing a sustainable source of water in the Andes
November 25, 2019 9:40 pm Leave your thoughtsThe family’s small plot of land, perched 2,500 metres above sea level, was missing something crucial: water.
Who will grow our food when today’s farmers retire?
October 1, 2019 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsWith the average farmer being 54 years old, who will grow our food, when today's farmers retire?
Meet a Canadian seed saver: Owen Bridge, Annapolis Seeds
October 1, 2019 2:06 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen he was 12 years old, Owen Bridge had an encounter that would change his life.
Rural youth are finding meaningful work close to home in Nicaragua
October 1, 2019 12:22 pm Leave your thoughtsYouth cooperatives give young farmers the support they need to flourish. And seeds give them hope for the future.
Reversing extinction rates, one seed at a time
October 1, 2019 12:09 pm Leave your thoughtsCaroline Chartrand saves the seeds Métis people in southern Manitoba saved for generations.