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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
New Partner Development Is Underway
Last week I traveled six hours north of Baguio City to the beautiful town of Sagada in Mt. Province like I have many times before. Sagada is a peaceful mountain community that I have been fortunate to spend a lot of time in and have dear friends there. While the...
Farm Visits and Successful Planning Session with BASS Members
Image above: BASS Members pose for a photo after visiting the Boaz Family Farm in Atok! On Monday we woke early and headed to Tublay to meet the BASS Members and conduct field visits to some of the new members farms. The farmers’ commitment, energy, and excitement...
Visiting Kai Farms and Connecting with our Growing Seed Family
The thick humidity and warm air always fill me with a rush of excitement and intensity upon arrival to Metro Manila! My landing on Thursday afternoon was no different. It is a familiar intensity that I look forward to each time I return to my second home of the...
Planting Local Seeds and Leadership is the Key to Our Success
Image above: Members of the Benguet Association of Seed Savers pose for a photo after a recent monthly meeting in Tublay, Benguet. In less than 24 hours I leave for my annual trip to the Philippines. Each year these trips are filled with different objectives,...
Mountain West Seed Summit: Lessons from the Past to Guide our Future
Image above: Beautiful Sacred Seed at the Tesque Pueblo Seed Bank Part 1: Indigenous Communities and Their Innate Resilience I was honored to attend and have the opportunity to moderate and speak on a panel during the recent Mountain West Seed Summit hosted by our...
Farmers Progress and Unexpected Connections in the City
Image above: Ma'am Ester's newly planted zucchini that will be saved for seeds. Spending my last day in Tublay on Tuesday visiting our core farmers was the perfect way to cap off an incredibly busy and productive annual trip! Each of our core Seed Savers are kind,...