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 Hosting Next Seed Savers Conference: After the success of our recent twentieth conference in Gulgong near Mudgee we are looking for a host for next year's conference. It would be great if a local seed network in Western Australia, Tasmania or Northern Territory would take up this opportunity to promote seed saving as we have not had conferences in those states before. It has been twelve years since we had one in Qld.
Banana Galore in the Solomon Islands: Banana galore short video clip on www.seedsavers.net
Fresh from the oven!
Our 20th Annual Conference was held in Gulgong: For the first time in its twenty two year history the Annual Seed Savers Conference was held in the Central West of NSWat the Gulgong Showground 29th to 30th March 2008.
Animal Breed Ownership Concentration: Consumers are usually not told which breeds of chicken, cattle or swine have produced the eggs, milk and meat offered in the supermarkets or the butchery shops. They should get interested, since they are contributing to the development of a global genetic monoculture.
Seed Savers' Film Clip on the Web: Do you believe that traditional varieties deliver more nutrition, are suited to organic growing and are culturally significant? Then you will want to see our new four minute film clip, "Guardians of the Seed", that celebrates the yummy things in life.
New Book on School Food Gardens Published: Want to establish a food garden in a school? Here is the book for you.
Cities Feeding People - Seed Savers' Nineteenth Conference: Excellent 19th Conference held in Melbourne in March 2007
Highland farmers of PNG to keep traditional crops: When Seedsavers Australia travels to traditional/tribal farmers it is never with the intention of teaching them better ways to feed themselves or to save seeds.
Seed Savers in Taiwan: Civil societies strong interest in traditional seed conservation
Watching the earth from shuttle Discovery: Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins Sees Wide Environmental Damage
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| Seed Savers Posters |
The Short Happy Life of a Cucumber - the twelve phases of a cucumber's life, from seed to seed is one of four designs. This is one of four designs. Order ten posters for AUD20, post paid in Australia.
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Posters promoting seed saving are available as a set:
The Short Happy Life of a Cucumber - the twelve stages in saving cucumber seeds. You get one copy measuring 70x50cm
Help us Grow - this is designed for schools with text on why it is important to save seeds. One copy 50x35cm
Give Peas a Chance - this is everyone's favourite. Message about how many pea varieties we have lost in Australia. Two copies 50x35cm and two copies 35x25cm
Lettuce be - this is the sister poster to the above with a message on how easy it is to save lettuce seeds. Two copies 50x35cm and two copies 35x25cm.
Please note we now offer two extra complimentary posters.
Set of ten sent in a tube.
Order posters
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Find out more about this book click download link below.
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Seed to Seed Food Gardens in Schools by Jude Fanton and Jo Immig is for teachers and parents on how to establish gardens that are biodiverse, organic and water-wise with low inputs and the full plant cycle from seed to seed. Chapters include the reasons for gardens in schools, planning, planting and maintaining, how to harvest and eat the garden and how to save seeds.
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| The Seed Savers' Handbook |
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The Seed Savers' Handbook
For beginners and experts alike, this 180 page best-seller is a complete reference for 117 vegetables, culinary herbs and flowers in the garden and on the farm. Read a review and see the contents list
Pictured: editions, from left original Australian, UK, Japanese.
45,000 copies sold worldwide. Translated into Spanish, Basque, Italian, French, Tamil, Khmer and Bulgarian.
Get your copy of the original Australian version of The Seed Savers' Handbook for AUD25 direct from Seed Savers. Order online
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