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November 2024: Big Achievements and Program Updates from the Philippines
September 2024: Nourish Tickets Available and Program Updates
June: Our Annual Campaign Launches on July 8th
May: GSS Partners with Fastenaktion for Multi-Year Seed Sovereignty Project
April: Film Event Recap and Program Updates
March: Spring Edition: Chika Chika Recap, Invitation to Earth Month Event, and Program Updates
2023 Annual Report Announcement
February 2024: February Sprouting Edition: Community Event and Program Updates
January: 2024 New Year Update and News From Our Founder and CEO Sherry Manning
2023 Year End Newsletter: Messages from our Founder and CEO and Philippines Executive Director
November/December: Exciting Year End Funding Received
September: Nourish Tickets and Program Updates
August: Fellows Arrived, Program Updates, and Surpassing Our Annual Campaign Goal
July: Sowing Summer Surprises!
June: Celebrating Diversity During PRIDE Month and Updates from the Field
May: Impactful Month Full of Field Updates and More News
April: Welcome our New Philippines Executive Direcor Hal Atienza
March, 2023: Celebrating International Women’s Month and More
December: Updates from the Field, Nourish Celebration Highlights, Largest Grant Received!
July: July Campaign Announcement 2022
June: Updates from the Field, Welcome New Board and Team Members, Announcement Coming July 1!
May: Monthly Donor Happy Hour, Updates from the Field, and More!
April: New Website Launch, Stories from the Field, and Impact Graphics
December: Typhoon Long Term Recovery Fund Continues and Year End Reflections from the Team
November: Update from the Field, Nourish Highlights Video, and Posner Symposium Recap
October: Final Weeks of Discounted Nourish Tickets, Sargent Shriver Award, and Meet Farmer Ronel!
September: Save the Date for Virtual Nourish in November, Updates from the Field, and More!
June: Reflections from Our Founder and Welcome New Staff and Board Members
December 2020 Newsletter: Seeding New Beginnings and Happy Holidays
November 2020 Newsletter: A Call for Heroes During the Climate Crisis
September 2020 Newsletter: Seeds are the Past, Present, and Future
July 2020 Campaign Announcement
June, 2020: Happy Pride Month! Bringing People Together Through Seeds
April, 2020 Blog: Message from our Country Director- Aduyon Initiative
March, 2020: Unity Call Announcement
Blog Archive
2025 Year End Message from GSS PH Executive Director Hal Atienza
Hal Atienza, Philippines Executive Director, Global Seed SaversAs we close 2025, we do so with gratitude and quiet pride. This year reminded us that seed sovereignty is not built in moments of ease, but through patient and collective work. It is rooted in trust,...
Distribution of Household Seed Libraries in Tublay
Global Seed Savers, in partnership with Benguet Association of Seed Savers (BASS), recently distributed Seed Library Boxes, Household Seed Registers, and Seed Inventory Record Books to members in Tublay, Benguet. This initiative ensures that farming households can...
Community Learning and Awareness on Seed Sovereignty in Bakun
Global Seed Savers, in partnership with RECCORD, recently held a Community Learning and Awareness on Seed Sovereignty (CLASS) session in Brgy. Longboy, Bakun, Benguet. This gathering aimed to introduce seed sovereignty to partner communities, highlight the importance...
Strengthening Seed Knowledge through Seed School 1
Global Seed Savers recently held a Seed School 1: Basic Seed Saving Course with partners from Partners for Indigenous Knowledge (PIKP) partner communities at the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary. This two-day training brought farmers and community members together to...
Expanding Partnerships for Seed Sovereignty Across the Philippines
Global Seed Savers has been strengthening its reach through a series of recent Seed Sovereignty Forums that brought together farmer cooperatives, local government partners, and community members to build a shared vision for resilient food systems. In Toledo City,...
Seed School 3: Training of Trainers in Baguio
In partnership with Synergy Pilipinas, we recently hosted Seed School 3: Training of Trainers at Ating Tahanan, South Drive, Baguio City. The training gathered 15 participants from Northern Luzon and the Bicol Region to strengthen farmer-led seed sovereignty. The...