Nourish Tickets On Sale, Cebu Earthquake Update, and Exciting Program Updates

We're Celebrating our 15th Annual Nourish

Join Us for this Exciting Milestone This Month

Hello, Global Seed Savers Supporter!

We are just weeks away from our 15th Annual Nourish Celebration on Friday, October 24th 6-8:30pm Denver Time and Saturday, October 25th 9-11am Philippines Time.

Nourish is a time to gather our global community to celebrate our accomplishments of the last year and ignite our plans for the future!

This milestone 15th Annual Nourish Celebration will feature:

• A fun interactive photo booth thanks to MIMS Photo&Art;
• Tunes to set a festive vibe from DJ CYN;
• Filipino cultural dance with Padayon Cultural;
• Fun vendors including Filipino-made artisan crafts from Amihan Artisans, Filipino sustainable self-care products from Lola Severina, and Filipino-owned Coffee Sarap and;
• Delicious Filipino-inspired cuisine from Sun Valley Kitchen and;
• The program will include hearing live from our team and partners across the Philippines and some special milestone marking of our past, present, and plans for the future!

We hope you will join us to mark this exciting

15th Annual Nourish Celebration and support our growing mission of building farmer food and seed soverengity across the Philippines!

Cebu Seed Sanctuary Update

After Recent 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake

We are grateful to share that all of our Cebu based team and partner farmers across Cebu are safe from the recent 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the island on September 30th. The epicenter was in Northern Cebu, in Bogo City, which is very close to our Cebu Seed Sanctuary.

Thanks to quick assessments from Harry, our Seed Production Coordinator and Kuya Ronald, our Seed Production Assistant, we are relieved to report that while there are minor damages such as cracks in the drying and processing areas, fallen supplies, and losses in our herbarium (seed display collections), major structures like the Seed Library Hut and Seed Production Areas remain intact.

The greatest immediate challenges are the lack of electricity and water across much of the island, making recovery and daily operations difficult. There are many initiatives responding to these immediate needs and we are pointing our team and partners to these direct relief services as needed.

Most importantly, our team and partner families are safe. They are prioritizing immediate needs, tending to their homes, and ensuring the sanctuary remains secure as aftershocks continue. Read more here about the over 3,000 plus aftershocks, including a 5.0 magnitude one, just yesterday in Bogo City.

We are deeply grateful for their resilience and for your support that makes this work possible. As the community begins to recover, we anticipate increased costs for water, repairs, and replacing damaged supplies.

If you would like to help ensure the Cebu Seed Sanctuary continues to thrive, please consider making a donation today.Your gift will directly support recovery needs, from securing equipment to ensuring longer term safe storage of seeds.

Program Updates From Across the Philippines

Expanding Partnerships for Seed Sovereignty

Across the Philippines

Global Seed Savers has been strengthening its reach through a series of recent Seed Sovereignty Forums that brought together farmer cooperatives, local government partners, and community members to build a shared vision for resilient food systems.

🌱 >>>Read more about the forums here.

Strengthening Seed Knowledge through Seed School 1 with Partners for Indigenous Knowledge (PIKP)

Global Seed Savers recently held a Seed School 1: Basic Seed Saving Course with partners from Partners for Indigenous Knowledge (PIKP) partner communities at the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary. This two-day training brought farmers and community members together to deepen their knowledge of seed saving, explore practical methods, and commit to building a stronger foundation for local food security.

🌱>>>Read more here 

Community Learning and Awareness Session on

Seed Sovereignty held in Bakun, Benguet Province

Global Seed Savers, in partnership with RECCORD, recently held a Community Learning and Awareness on Seed Sovereignty (CLASS) session in Brgy. Longboy, Bakun, Benguet. This gathering aimed to introduce seed sovereignty to partner communities, highlight the importance of saving seeds, and invite participants to take part in future Global Seed Savers’ programs.

🌱 >>>Read more about this CLASS here.

Distribution of Household Seed Library Boxes

in Tublay with the Benguet Association of Seed Savers

Global Seed Savers, in partnership with Benguet Association of Seed Savers (BASS), recently distributed Seed Library Boxes, Household Seed Registers, and Seed Inventory Record Books to members in Tublay, Benguet. This initiative ensures that farming households can systematically document the seeds they grow and save, strengthening collective knowledge and local biodiversity.

🌱>>>Read more here 

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