Most of the food we find in the grocery store these days is produced as part of the industrial food system. We’re dependent on large-scale production of just a few varieties for everything from the vegetables we eat, to the cereal we feed our children. 

But it wasn’t always this way! For thousands of years, our food system relied on immense biodiversity. Farmers all over the world grew smaller, more diverse plots of food using seeds adapted to local and regional growing conditions. They nurtured soil health so that plants didn’t need chemical pesticides or fertilizers to survive. 

SeedChange’s partners – both globally and in Canada – continue to be stewards of this kind of life-giving seed diversity. They understand that locally adapted seeds grown using ecological methods are the key to cultivating a resilient food system. And they are committed to continuing to practice agroecology.