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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

GSS Seed School Teacher Training  Goes To Lobo, Batangas, Finds New Partner in MABISA

by | August 16, 2022 | Food Sovereignty, Other Partners, Seed School | 0 Comments

Last July 20-21, 2022, our team went to Lobo, Batangas to hold a seed school with a group called MABISA. Efren, our Philippines Program Manager, Elizabeth, our Benguet Field Coordinator, and Karen, our Philippines Executive Director facilitated the workshop. The...
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Witnessing Regenerative Agriculture at Kuatro Marias Eco Farm in Mindoro

by | June 24, 2022 | Food Sovereignty, Other Partners, Project Update | 0 Comments

It was late April of this year when I met Jon Sarmiento. If you read my previous post, then you would know that Farmer Jon served as our main speaker during a training on regenerative agriculture in Arapal Cebu.  I was so enthused and curious by what he taught us...
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Seeds: The Key To Open Doors

by | June 22, 2022 | Food Sovereignty, Other Partners | 0 Comments

In an island close to our country’s capital is the community of the Tau-Buid, one of eight ethnolinguistic groups living on the island of Mindoro. In my short stay amidst the mountains of Mindoro, I have witnessed how people can live a life of generosity and abundance...
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Report on GSS Activities, Some Highlights

by | May 7, 2022 | Activities, Food Sovereignty | 0 Comments

Quarter 1 of 2022 has barely ended, but Global Seed Savers’ work is already in full swing. It’s as if we were all making up for the 2020 and 2021. Last March 15, 2022, we conducted the Food Sovereignty Launching in Tublay, Benguet. As part of the campaign, we have...
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Reflecting On Our Visit To Cebu, Discovering Regenerative Agriculture

by | May 4, 2022 | Food Sovereignty, Project Update, Stories from the Field | 0 Comments

In late March of 2022, Karen and I went to visit our partner farmers to see how everything is going on the ground. I went there filled with excitement because this is the first time I will be meeting our field partners and farmers personally. You see, this trip has...
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Save The Date For the 12th Nourish Celebration!

Save The Date For the 12th Nourish Celebration!

by | Aug 16, 2022 |

We are excited to be returning to an in person Nourish in Denver and also include our virtual community with this Hybrid 12th Annual Nourish Celebration. Please Save the Date and more details soon to follow! Friday, December 2nd 6-8pm Denver Time Saturday, December...

Pride Month: Sowing the Seeds of Freedom

Pride Month: Sowing the Seeds of Freedom

by | Jun 29, 2022 |

Feature Image: Karen, Jenny, and Kiki Krunch at Mt. Cloud. Image from North Luzon Pride at InstagramLast weekend, my partner and I were invited to be guests of a story-sharing Pride month event. We were honored to have been given the chance to talk about our...

Meet Anjanette, Our New Development Coordinator

Meet Anjanette, Our New Development Coordinator

by | Jun 24, 2022 |

You all will probably remember Anjanette Wilson as Graduate Fellow for Global Seed Savers. She joined us in that capacity last June 2021. After completing her Masters in Environmental Management from the Western Colorado University in May 2022, she has now joined GSS...