Call for nominations: SeedChange and SeedChange Foundation Board of Directors
Both of SeedChange’s boards are recruiting new members in 2023. SeedChange’s mission is to build food sovereignty by working with… View Article
News and stories from the field
Browse through our success stories and active campaigns. It’s a big world out there, and we’re helping farmers change it one seed at a time.
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Meet Troy Mitchell: SeedChange donor, beloved board member, and “voice from the rock”
“Seeds represent that willingness and ability to do something from the very beginning. Seeds are figuratively and literally the beginning… View Article
Discovering oca: a vital crop of the Andes
What’s brightly coloured, grows underground and looks like a potato but isn’t? Although they are completely unrelated, oca looks like… View Article
From seed shortages to a thriving local seed system
Your support helped change the seed system in Cuba. Sixteen years ago, Cuba’s National Institute for Agricultural Sciences asked SeedChange… View Article
Uniting farmers against climate change with Bruce Lourie
SeedChange Board member Bruce Lourie’s passion for environmentalism was sparked in an unlikely setting: summers spent working at a mining… View Article
Hannah’s joy: spinach, tomatoes, and money to send her children to school.
No matter where we live, some things are common to all of us. Like wanting our children to grow up… View Article
Would you eat food contaminated with pesticides? Beatrice didn’t want to, either.
Here are two things you might not know about Kenya. First, kale and other leafy greens are a staple in… View Article
Spiral gardens: food, empowerment and resilience for women farmers in Kenya
What are spiral gardens? Spiral gardens are a powerful and eco-friendly growing technique used around the world to grow a… View Article
Our best squash recipes
From roasted squash to salad, soup and cookies, we gathered here our favourite squash recipes to help you make the… View Article
Can you save that seed?
SeedChange releases a new guide for farmers to help them navigate Canada’s intellectual property rights restrictions on seeds Those of… View Article
The future of farming: how agroecology can transform the food system
Most of the food we find in the grocery store these days is produced as part of the industrial food… View Article
Building a Movement for Climate-Friendly Agriculture in Canada
Anastasia Fyk’s family migrated to Canada from Ukraine four generations ago. They’ve been growing buckwheat and other grains on their… View Article
The Canadian government could remove safety assessments for many genetically modified seeds. Here’s why that’s bad news.
New regulatory guidance that could make GM seeds ready for market without safety assessment is raising concerns for farmers and… View Article
Saving Wild and Cultivated Foods in Timor-Leste
Last year, your support for family farmers in Timor-Leste allowed them to build two new seed banks! A brand new… View Article
Meet Jonah Langlotz: Farmer Donor
“As a farmer I like to support the work of other farmers, especially globally and those that don’t have the… View Article
Getting Canadian Farmers the Peer Support they Need
Time and time again, farmers tell us that peer exchanges are one of the best ways to expand their knowledge… View Article