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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
GSSP Supporter Dr. Ernie Amaranto Hosts Luncheon for BASS Farmers and Friends
February of this year, Dr. Ernie Amaranto, one of Global Seed Saver's most loyal supporters, came to Baguio City to visit Farmer Anita's farm in Tublay, Benguet. During Dr. Amaranto's visit, himself and our BASS partner farmers gathered together for a luncheon on...
GSSP and CSS Go On A 10-Day Permaculture Course To Learn Sustainable Farm Practices
Harry Paulino (GSSP Cebu Seed Production Coordinator), two of our Cebu Seed Savers partner farmers, Reinario Cabico and Dito Jancinal, and 20 other participants joined together at Alhibe Farm, Carmen Cebu, Philippines for a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) from...
New Connections: Balay Sofia Students Visit BASS Farmer Anita’s Family Farm!
Balay Sofia, the only Steiner-Waldorf School in the Cordilleras, has once again paid a visit to Annette's farm! This time, the school brought with them about 35 students from Grades 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. This trip was part of the school curriculum and was meant to give...
The Search For A New Executive Director Begins!
We seek our next Philippine Executive Director to lead us into our next exciting chapter as an organization. The Philippines Executive Director is responsible for the leadership of all in-country aspects of the organization including Philippines financial...
A Message to the Global Seed Savers Community
Every year of my life, I try to pick up a lesson that becomes a theme. Some of the more significant ones have been: 2019 - withhold judgment 2020 - let go of control to make room for miracles 2021 - travel inward 2022 was a very tricky year to navigate. I once joked...
Karen Lee Hizola, Executive Director of Global Seed Savers Philippines is stepping away from the organization after 7 years of leadership.
Karen joined GSSP in 2016 and has been instrumental in our growth, development, and success over the last seven years. Karen led the expansion of our programs from our founding community in Tublay, Benguet to regions throughout the Philippines, in particular, leading...