A variety of seeds available at a Seedy Saturday seed exchange Photo credit: Brian McInnis
March 31, 2020
GROWING A FOOD SOVEREIGN ISLAND
Island farmers save seed to assert local ownership over food production Food sovereignty: the central element of a food system in which communities control the production and consumption of their food. It prioritizes local, affordable, sustainable, and culturally appropriate food. On PEI, farmers believe that the Island can become food sovereign. The movement begins with a network of farmers saving…