• About us
      • Who we are
      • Regions
          • Atlantic Canada
          • Quebec
          • Ontario
          • The Prairies
          • British Columbia
      • Meet the team
      • Acknowledgements
  • Programs
      • Save
      • Learn
          • 2022 Winter Webinar Series
      • Create
          • Vegetable Crops
          • Field Crops
      • Engage
          • Atlantic Canada Region
          • British Columbia Region
          • Prairie Region
          • Ontario Region
          • Quebec Region
  • Why Seeds?
  • Resources
      • Resource Library
      • SeedHeads Podcast
          • Steph and Hugo
          • Bob Wildfong Part 1
          • Bob Wildfong Part 2
          • Annie Richard
          • Tiffany Traverse
          • Richard Favreau
          • Keeley Nixon
          • Paterne Mirindi and Jean-Philippe Vézina
          • Audrey Logan
          • Lise Dubé and Luce Bisson
          • Lois Armstrong (Steph's Grandma)
          • Jennifer Mitchell Fetch
          • Jim Ternier
          • Anan Lololi
          • Catherine Gagnon-Mackay & Gabrielle Rochon-Sabourin
          • Telsing Andrews & Maxime Dufresne-Gagnon
      • Community Seed Network
      • Ecological Seed Finder
  • Donate
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The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security  en The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security

A PROGRAM OF SEEDCHANGE

Building a movement for resilient seed systems across Canada

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WHAT WE DO

four areas of work

The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security works in partnership with organic and agro-ecological seed producers and farmers to advance agricultural biodiversity across Canada.

Save

Create

Learn

Engage

connect locally

Our program has regional hubs in 5 offices across Canada. That’s where you’ll find local training and networking events, local and like-minded people, and projects and programs that are running in your area.

connect locally

find seeds

Good Food Begins with Good Seed. Find the best locally adapted seeds in your region using Seeds of Diversity’s Seed Finder.

find seeds

grow out seeds

We want to know what varieties will grow a great seed crop in organic settings, in different regions and climates. Join over a hundred Canadian farmers who are helping us grow out seed!

Grow out seeds

find community

If you are a seed saver, Seed Keeper, part of a seed organization, seed swap, library, or community garden, visit the Community Seed Network to connect with your people!

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SUPPORT FOR SEED SECURITY IN CANADA AND OVERSEAS

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Contact us
ATLANTIC CANADA

Stephanie Hughes at shughes@weseedchange.org

QUEBEC

Hugo Martorell at hmartorell@weseedchange.org

ONTARIO

Rebecca Ivanoff at rebecca@efao.ca

THE PRAIRIES

Tierra Stokes at tierra.stokes@organicalberta.org

BRITISH COLUMBIA

David Catzel at bcseeds@farmfolkcityfolk.ca

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