July Newsletter - 2023 Impact Report & Community Updates

Our 2023 Impact Report is hot off the press! From distributing over 5,000 seed packets to launching farmer support programs, we've had a busy and impactful year. Our full report can be found here. 

Do you know somebody who would be interested in this work? Please forward this email! 

Have some extra time on your hands and looking for a way to put it to use? Volunteer with Going to Seed! I did and haven’t looked back since. Check out my story here, The Accidental Treasurer. 

Recent Events: 

In the latest podcast, Shane talks to Reville Saw about his work rehabilitating degraded land in West Papua using syntropic principles, the Indigenous agriculture thriving in Papua, and his own extensive efforts breeding bananas from original species, adapting  lima beans, restoring fertility to ginger, and breeding better biomass plants.   

With plenty of help from Joseph and Anna, Julia gave a presentation last week about nutrient density at the Seed Savers Exchange conference. It was recorded again, free on youtube. 

From the Community Forum: 

• Bugs, Slugs, Aphids and Molds – share your photos!
• Foraging as an important part of localization plant breeding. 
• View the recent topics you may have missed

Hope you’ve enjoyed the newsletter as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Remember that you can connect with other Going to Seed members in our community forum. If you have any questions about volunteering with us, you can always reach me at debbie@goingtoseed.org. Thank you for being part of our community as we work towards a more resilient and diverse food system!

Debbie Ang

GTS treasurer