Seeds – “They feed us, clothe us, and provide the raw materials for our everyday lives. In a very real sense, they are life itself.”
– Seed, the movie.
A couple of years ago I went to see “Seed, the untold story”, a documentary movie which highlights the huge importance of maintaining our seed diversity and heritage. The cinematography is stunning but more than that, I learnt a great deal about how different events and actions we take impact on our seed stores and ultimately our food and plant diversity. We are losing the majority of our seed diversity which is an awful and sad thing.
We can start taking action to combat this in a number of ways…
- Grow your own GMO free (Genetically Modified Organism) and open pollinated seeds.
- Start seed saving! Let your herbs and vegetables go to seed, check out their different forms in this state, be amazed by the different beauty that it brings and also benefit from free plants next season!
- Seed swap with friends and neighbours.
- Support local farmers who grow crops ethically and sustainably – try a heritage variety of heirloom tomatoes.
Go forth and spread the seed!
If you want to learn more about why seed and plant diversity is so important, here’s a couple of helpful starting points:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofxCVJvHqj0
https://www.organicgardener.com.au/articles/save-our-seeds
If you want to take a look at some of the seed varieties we choose for our seed bombs, check out our Shop.
Claerwen Jones
2 Jun 2018Thanks for the great suggestions and links Rachel. Don’t you find that heirloom variety fruit and veg always taste so much better anyway?!
rachel
2 Jun 2018Yes Claerwen they sure do!
Paulina
6 Jun 2018What a gorgeous idea and so beautifully packaged with care! I’ve just bought 3 products from Seed Sensations and was so pleased! Perfect gifts and also beautifully suited for weddings, baby showers and corporates looking for something new, exciting and meaningful…. this is a perfect demonstration of simple idea simply done wonderfully, CONGRATULATIONS Seed Sensations🤗
rachel
6 Jun 2018Thanks Paulina, I’m so glad you liked your products and I’m sure your gift recipients will love you for them too! 🙂