November 18th marks the start of #SeedWeek - a great opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of local, organic and open pollinated seed. In this special short Katie Hastings, Wales coordinator for the Gaia Foundation’s Seed Sovereignty Programme, takes us on a walk with Gerald Miles, a Welsh organic farmer who recently protested the planting of GM crops by driving his tractor down to London. Katie and Gerald talk about growing black oats, and the work of Llafyr Ni to trial new oat varieties and strengthen seed resilience.

This short was recorded by Katie Hastings, and produced by Jo Barratt, Hanna Soderlund and Abby Rose.

Shorts: Celebrating #SeedWeek with seed sovereignty champions Katie Hastings and Gerard Miles

This week, Tim Field speaks to Colin Tudge and Ruth West, founders of the Campaign for Real Farming and organisers of the annual Oxford Real Farming Conference. ⠀
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🌱They talk about their motivations for supporting the sustainable farming movement and reconnecting people to food. They share their views on how the current pandemic has, and will continue to reshape food and agriculture systems. ⠀
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🌱At the core of this is a need for a change in legislation. Ruth and Colin discuss the specifics of the amendments that are needed for the Agriculture Bill relating to food sovereignty and agroecology ahead of its reading in Parliament on Wednesday 13th May.⠀
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🌱 In relation to the Agriculture Bill, we are asking all followers of Agricology to help us to create a fairer, better food system. Your MP needs to hear that you want the new Agriculture Bill before Wednesday 13th May, to support more action on nature and climate change, fewer chemicals, more healthy food, and a fair deal for farmers and farm workers. ⠀
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🌱Coronavirus has highlighted how important a strong food system is for all of us. We need changes to the Bill to make it do a better job and to support our Farmers. ⠀
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🚜 Follow the link in our Bio for details on how to take action.⠀
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In discussion with - Colin Tudge and Ruth West - Sustainable Food & Farming

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In discussion with - Colin Tudge and Ruth West - Sustainable Food & Farming

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