Building a Seed Declaration �for� Slow Food
An update: 1 March 2024
Timeline
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2021
1st Seed Summit
Among the many inspiring speakers, Clayton Brascoupe of the Traditional Native American Farmers’ Association led a session about seed manifestos, explaining the powerful role a values document can play in aligning a movement. Clayton was instrumental �in authoring “A Declaration of Seed Sovereignty: A living document for New Mexico”.
This inspired the idea that writing a� seed declaration for Slow Food was worth pursuing.
2022
2023
2024
2nd Seed Summit
Seed declaration working group
Our goal this year is present a draft of the Slow Seeds Declaration at Terra Madre in September
3rd Seed Summit
Many more inspiring speakers, including Vandana Shiva, �and Rowen White, that set �the tone for a collaborative brainstorming session to begin the process of creating �a simple values document.
The “Slow Seeds” working group was initiated, facilitated by Slow Food USA, and allied seed organizations for developing a collective seed vision for Slow Food.
Seed Summit 2022 – collaborative brainstorm around SF pillars:
November 2023�
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Slow Food Seed Declaration�(first draft – February 2024)
Introduction
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History
Slow Food Seed Declaration�(first draft – February 2024)
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what we stand for:
what we stand against:
Values
Slow Food Seed Declaration�(first draft – February 2024)
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Slow Food Seed Declaration�(first draft – February 2024)
Calls to action
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Kitchen gardeners
You can make a difference. Learn to save seeds from the food you grow, and buy from heirloom seed companies
Cooks
Use local Ark of Taste or Presidium products in your meals, know their stories, and educate your customers about them
Activists
Join your country’s local seed advocacy group to encourage policy changes at government level
Individuals
Support local Slow Food efforts such as Slow Food USA Plant-a-seed campaign, or nominate a product to the Ark of Taste
Farmers
Dedicate a small piece of land to explore growing traditional crops for seed and selling the produce at a local market
�Please be involved in writing the seed declaration.
This is an open book project.��
Call for participation�
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