An overview of inspirational seed saving initiatives happening throughout Aotearoa-New Zealand, which can be replicated and adapted anywhere.
An insight into the impact of industrialised food monopolies and why our very food security is now reliant upon local community-scale seed systems.
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Instructional documentary ‘Hands-on Seed Saving’, where experts from around New Zealand share how they go about growing and saving seed.
They guide you step by step in how to select your best plants for seed, how to harvest, process, label and store your seed. This documentary is full of tips for you to embark on simple seed saving – now! We encourage you to share it around.
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In this story, our team visited Randolf and Marty in the beautiful alpine resort of Wanaka. They’ve immigrated here from North America and they show us their small home farm in the middle of a subdivision, explaining how taking control of your own food is completely possible even in an urban setting. They’ve even caught the attention of their neighbours, who appreciate the benefits of local food!
As her grandkids move back to the neighbourhood, Helen Dew from Carterton is making plans to inspire the next generation of local food fans. Helen reckons that after 58 years of gardening the same quarter-acre section, there’s still room for more! She inspires us to turn our back yard garden into an anchor for community involvement, sharing some seed-saving tips and explaining just how important it is to her. As a key figure in the living economies movement, Helen knows more than most about the importance of community resilience.
Localising Food is a project of The Institute of Earthcare Education Aotearoa. As well as documentary production, Earthcare offers local food resilient workshops, permaculture design courses, community development consultancies and sustainability education resource materials. For further info: www.earthcare-education.org
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