Seed Swaps are a great networking event for growers , if you are an allotment holder, gardener, small holder or just starting out there is always something of interest and a great place to meet interesting and like minded folk in your community. The first Seed swap in the UK was 2002 and was inspired by a Seedy Sunday event on Saltspring island ,British Columbia, Canada in 2001. Sharon Rempel organised first Seedy Saturday event in 1990 and the idea has spread around the world with many towns and cities hosting there own events and celebrating seeds and the stories they carry, promoting local biodiversity and increasing food security, promoting the idea of seed sovereignty which is the right of the grower to save, use, exchange and sell his or her own seeds. The primary issue that seed sovereignty seeks to address is the ownership of seeds as a larger majority of seeds are becoming property of several major agricultural/seed corporations.
These events champion the grower and seed saver and increase the diversity and availability of diverse and resilient seeds for all.
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