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12, 2025
Safeguarding the Future: A New Chapter for the Heritage Fruit Tree Collection
In a landmark move for plant conservation and food security in Ireland, the Irish Seed Savers Association (ISSA) is proud to announce a significant new partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). This collaboration marks a historic step forward in our shared mission to protect Ireland’s rich horticultural heritage, with the [...]
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03, 2025
Celebrate National Biodiversity Week at Irish Seed Savers
Celebrate National Biodiversity Week at Irish Seed Savers National Biodiversity Week is a time to recognise and celebrate Ireland’s incredible biodiversity while raising awareness about the importance of protecting it. At Irish Seed Savers, we are marking the occasion with a series of free biodiversity-themed talks on Saturday, May 24th, and we invite [...]
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01, 2025
Irish Seed Savers Collaborate with Students for BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Irish Seed Savers are thrilled to wish Kiera Kelly and Emily Cronin, students from St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla, the very best of luck at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition taking place at the RDS Dublin from January 9th to 16th. The journey began in early September when Science Teacher Mairead [...]
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11, 2024
Discover the Power of Seeds in the Podcast SEED
In April 2022, Eoin Murphy stood outside the iconic Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, reflecting on the immense importance of the seeds stored within and the role they might play in humanity's future. During an interview on the remote Arctic archipelago, a thought-provoking question was posed: why do people focus on the Seed Vault itself [...]
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10, 2024
A Visit to Garden Organic and the Heritage Seed Library
Exploring the Heritage Seed Library Gillian and Arabella were welcomed by Catrina Fenton, Head of the Heritage Seed Library, who guided them through the facility and gardens. The team learned about the organization’s growing for seed, seed processing and seed drying processes. The HSL’s crop garden features main crops, calendula, and comfrey collections. The [...]
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08, 2024
Join the search for heritage fruit trees and hops!
In 2024, Irish Seed Savers received funding from The Heritage Council to expand the National Heritage Fruit Tree Collection. This project focuses on finding rare varieties of plums, damsons, gages, bullaces, and pears. We need your help to preserve these valuable fruit tree varieties! How You Can Help: Contact Us: If you have or [...]
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06, 2024
Landraces Key to On-farm Diversity
The meaning of the term “landrace” is hard to pin down but it is a term that anyone interested in plant genetic conservation should know. A landrace is a traditional crop variety, also known as a farmer, local or primitive variety. A working definition is: “A landrace of a seed-propagated crop is a [...]
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06, 2022
NIHBS welcomes the Irish Seed Savers Association to the Conservation Area Family
The Native Irish Honey Bee Society have joined up with Irish Seed Savers to help in the conservation of Ireland's native black honeybees. "Irish Seed Savers have signed up to be A Voluntary Conservation Area for Ireland's native black honeybees. Irish Seed Savers are committed to preserving the local genetic character of our indigenous black [...]
