Bring your seeds to the Big Seed Swap on Sunday 8th March!
As part of the Seed Festival in Haringey, London, we're creating space for you to share your seeds with others in community!
We encourage organic, open pollinated seed exchange to support us in our aim of building our local seed sovereignty to challenge the many issues our global family faces.
A grassroots initiative by local seed guardians, hosted at @wolveslanecentre and supported by @ubeleinitiative
Video by @lavandafilmsuk
🌱 Wolves Lane Seed Festival 2026
📍 6–8 March | North London
Join the Seed Protectors of Wolves Lane for a three-day celebration of seeds, sovereignty, community knowledge and resilience — building seed sovereignty in North London while standing in solidarity with seed-saving movements worldwide.
👨👩👦 *Friday* – Family Day
Hands-on seed activities and workshops for all ages. Hosted by @EatWoodGreen
🎥 *Saturday* – Film Screenings + Q&A (5.30pm start)
Four powerful short films on seed sovereignty, food freedom & farmer resistance — journeying from India to Wales, Ethiopia to Greece. Produced by the Gaia Foundation and Panayotis, these inspiring stories honour the communities protecting biodiversity and reclaiming control of their food systems.
(Booking required – scan the QR code or DM for the link)
🌱 *Sunday*– SEED SWAP + Workshops + Panel
Bring seeds to share! Stalls, skill-sharing, and a special panel on Seeds & Migration.
The Seed Protectors of Wolves Lane are a growing hub for research, education and action — reviving ancient seed-saving practices for the benefit of our local communities, our global family, and Mother Earth.
Come be inspired. Come be informed. Come organise for the future. 🌾
After our radio show ft @gardenofafruika we caught up with Aunty Paulette from @blackrootz__ for our ‘Show & Tell’ segment relating to our theme Deeper Than Food!
Hear her story about Black Rootz and having a relationship with the land 💫
Today we were honoured to host the @bbccin ’s ‘We Move FWD Programme’ at @wolveslanecentre where we were joined by @princeandprincessofwales , @itsbigzuu and @richiebrave
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We Move FWD is a 10-year commitment to progress, driving the change needed to build a brilliant, equitable future for young Black people across the UK. The programme recently supported 4 groups who are doing incredible grassroots work, including:
- The Spit Game from London
- The DataKirk from Scotland
- Thurrock African Group from Essex
- and Humber All Nations Alliance from Hull
Today, all of the groups gathered for a showcase of their work on the programme, an opportunity to meet with @blackrootz__@ubeleinitiative and learn more about the future of BBC Children in Need’s commitment to the next generation of young Black Leaders
Photos by @parsonsphotog
What role does food play in your family? In your community? On Saturday with we are back on @brixtonradiolive for our radio episode ‘Deeper Than Food’ in collaboration with Garden of Afruika!
From home dinners to supper clubs to hall parties we’ll be exploring the power of food in gathering African and Caribbean communities - its significance in times of grief, survival and celebration.
We’ll also get to talk about preserving heritage through recipes, agriculture and the myriad rituals we’ve developed pertaining to it 🌿
Tune in via Brixton Radio’s mixcloud to the live video-stream for an outpour of knowledge, stories and heritage sounds.
DM either of us if you’d like to come and watch in person - as always we’ll go for a nice meal afterwards. All are welcome! But spaces are limited so let us know 💫
We are excited for this conversation with Home Radio’s @sharisoul._ , Garden of Afruika’s @eyramdzotsi and the honourable Aunty Paulette from @blackrootz__ 💛 Meet you on the airwaves?
Grower Spotlight 🌱
Jaydan, one of our beautiful growers, has recently rejoined us after spending time in Wales tending to the land. Always ready to lend a helping hand and share knowledge, Jaydan is a true pillar of the Blck Rootz community. If you see him make sure you say hello!
Our winter market last Sunday was something special. So grateful to our community for showing up, showing out, and filling the space with so much warmth 🎄💜✨
Today Pam taught us how to move our bigger collard green plants from their pots to the outdoors — plotting them out in staggered partings so each plant has enough space for its roots to stretch and grow.
Jaden then showed us how to keep them warm with a layer of hay — they’re not used to this climate, so we’re helping them acclimatise to growing here. We finished by covering them with nets so the birds can’t come and snack on them.
Handled with love and care… can’t wait to watch our collard greens thrive! 🥬✨
Today we release four short films that narrate a participatory process of design and construction, available now on our website! Link in bio
Growing Place explores the possibilities of alternative learning models, materials, economies and cultures to shape the infrastructures required to access and nurture land. With @blackrootz__@wolveslanecentre
George describes a land first approach to design & construction
Growing Place was developed with support from re:arc institute (@rearc.institute ).
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