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May: Successful All-Team Retreat, Upcoming Events, and Program Updates

March: Powerful stories, successful HASIK screening, and upcoming team strategic retreat!

January: Kicking off 2025 Accomplishing Goals

November 2024: Big Achievements and Program Updates from the Philippines

September 2024: Nourish Tickets Available and Program Updates

August Sprouts: Nourish Save The Date, Program Updates, Welcome New US Board Members, and Surpassing Our Campaign Goal!

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 

October: Harvest Edition 

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 

January: 2023 Impact Report, Organizational Updates

December: Updates from the Field, Nourish Celebration Highlights, Largest Grant Received!

September: Updates from FAO GB9, Publication of Journal Article for Pagtanom Ug Binhi, Guest Post From Mabi David, And More! 

August: Updates From The Field, Team GSS at FAO Session in India, Thank You For Supporting the July Campaign!

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 

January: Investing in What We Know Works in 2022

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!

July: Welcome New US Board Members, Updates from the Field, New Project And Thanks To Our Donors and Supporters!

June: Reflections from Our Founder and Welcome New Staff and Board Members

February: Seed Production Underway in Cebu, SCALE Podcast and Climate Justice and Indigenous Rights Panel

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

February 2020 Blog, Landang: A Cebuano Heritage 

January, 2020

December, 2019

November, 2019

October, 2019

September, 2019

August, 2019

July, 2019

June, 2019

May, 2019

April, 2019

March, 2019

February, 2019

January, 2019

Winter Solstice, 2018

November, 2018

September, 2018

August, 2018

July, 2018

May, 2018

April, 2018

Spring Equinox, 2018

February, 2018 

Winter Solstice, 2017

November, 2017

Fall Equinox, 2017

August, 2017

Summer Solstice, 2017

May, 2017

Spring Equinox, 2017

February, 2017

 

Winter Solstice/Year End, 2016

Fall Equinox Edition, 2016

Summer Solstice Edition, 2016

Spring Equinox Edition, 2016

February Special Edition, 2016

 

Winter Solstice, 2015

Fall Equinox Edition, 2015

Summer Solstice Edition, 2015

Spring Equinox Edition, 2015

Winter Solstice Edition, 2014

Fall Equinox Edition, 2014

Spring Equinox Edition, 2014

Winter Solstice Edition 2013

The Fall Harvest Edition, 2013

Special Food Edition 2013

Winter Solstice 2012

Summer 2012

Spring Equinox 2012

Winter Solstice 2011

Fall 2011

Spring 2011: Education Programs Special Edition

Winter 2011

Blog Archive

Farmers Take Root with Seed Sovereignty in Moises Padilla

by | May 30, 2025 | Activities, Farmer Features, Newsletters, Other Partners, Programs, Projects, Seed School, Stories from the Field, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

In the heart of Negros Occidental, Global Seed Savers held a transformative Seed Sovereignty Forum (SSF) at CPSU – Moises Padilla Campus. In collaboration with World Vision and the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), the forum brought together local farmers and...
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A Growing Commitment to Organic Seed Saving in Tuburan

by | May 29, 2025 | Activities, Farmer Features, Newsletters, Other Partners, Programs, Projects, Seed School, Stories from the Field, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

At the Farmer’s Training Center in CTU Tuburan Campus, a new chapter in our seed sovereignty journey unfolded. In partnership with the Tuburan LGU, Global Seed Savers facilitated Seed School 1, welcoming the second batch of seed saving advocates from Brgy. Putat for...
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Seed Sovereignty and Stories from Penowayan

by | May 29, 2025 | Activities, Farmer Features, Newsletters, Other Partners, Programs, Projects, Seed School, Stories from the Field, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

At the Penowayan Purok Center in Don Salvador, Negros Occidental, Indigenous farmers gathered for a Community Learning Awareness on Seed Sovereignty (CLASS), a foundational activity leading up to our upcoming Seed Schools. In partnership with DSAC San Carlos, this...
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Sowing the Seeds of Change: Seed Sovereignty Forum in Sibonga, Cebu

by | March 11, 2025 | Activities, Farmer Features, Newsletters, Other Partners, Programs, Projects, Seed School, Stories from the Field, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

In the heart of Sibonga, Cebu, farmers, community leaders, and advocates gathered at Our Lady of Divine Grace Social Hall for a powerful Seed Sovereignty Forum. Hosted in partnership with Our Lady of Divine Grace Parish, this gathering served as a vital space to...
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Cultivating Connections: CLASS in Tuburan

by | March 11, 2025 | Activities, Farmer Features, Newsletters, Other Partners, Programs, Projects, Seed School, Stories from the Field, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

At the heart of every thriving food system is a strong network of farmers committed to seed sovereignty. In partnership with the Tuburan Local Government Unit (LGU), Global Seed Savers recently hosted a Community Learning Awareness on Seed Sovereignty session at the...
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Typhoon Odette (Rai) Recovery Fund

Typhoon Odette (Rai) Recovery Fund

by | Mar 4, 2022 |

On Thursday, December 16th Category 5 Super Typhoon Odette (International name Rai) pummeled the Philippines primarily hitting the Visayas Region. We are still waiting for word from all our partner farmers in Cebu Province. It has been three days of no contact so far....

Hello GSSP Community, I am Sarah

by | Jun 16, 2021 |

Hello everyone, I am Sarah Mae Sabado, and I am honored to become a part of Global Seed Savers Philippines (GSSP). I am behind most of the social media posts you have been receiving in the past few weeks and this newsletter!  I write this post today to help you learn...

GSSP Community, meet Efren

by | Jun 16, 2021 |

What drives anyone to go into development work? For Efrenlito Cabbigat, Global Seeds Savers Philippines’ new program manager, it is the passion for social justice and the desire to see meaningful changes in how society treats the marginalized. “Nagising ako isang araw...

Happy Pride Month!

Happy Pride Month!

by | Jun 30, 2020 |

June is Pride Month but because of the pandemic, people are not able to celebrate like they have in the past. When I was asked to write about June Pride, it took me a long time to decide what to write. But then it hit me. I should write a letter to myself. My...

Nourish Celebrates Bayanihan Spirit!

by | Nov 3, 2019 | ,

Image above: Jeffrey pictured with the GSS US Board of Directors at Nourish! View more pictures from the event here. Once again, it is that time of year, when I am off to the Philippines for my annual trip! It always feels like a big push to make this trip happen, but...