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02.06.202302.06.2023

Senegal Visit in 2023!

Seed Programs International (SPI) Board of Directors member, Ton Van Der Velden, had an opportunity to travel to Senegal, Uganda, and Kenya in March to represent SPI. While there, he attended the African Seed Trade Association conference in Dakar

26.05.202326.05.2023

Growing gardens in South Sudan

Across East Africa the first growing season of the year is well underway. In South Sudan specifically, vegetable seeds were recently sewn in nurseries and then transplanted into gardens. We are happy to report that gardens are underway! In

06.04.2023

Fighting Drought and Famine in Ethiopia

Seed Programs International (SPI) is continuing to partner with Grow East Africa (GEA) to improve food security and household income in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's (SNNP) region of Ethiopia. SPI has partnered with GEA since 2016 to

17.03.202317.03.2023

Healing Jars for Ukrainians

SPI is partnering with Support to Ukraine’s Reforms for Governance (SURGe) for their Victory Gardens initiative in Ukraine. As we wait for the air to warm and snow to melt, students at a school in Kyiv are making “healing

24.02.202324.02.2023

9,274,140 Vegetable Servings in 2022 Thanks to You!

As 2023 begins, we’re gearing up for spring gardens across the US. But before we dive into that, let’s reflect on the impact we had this past year. In 2022, we amped up our domestic programming here in the

10.02.202310.02.2023

Planetary Pulse Project

Hello Gardeners!February 10 is World Pulses Day! To celebrate, SPI is partnering with A Well Fed World to launch the Planetary Pulse Project. This project aims to share the benefits of growing pulses and distribute seed of amazing pulse crops to

01.02.202301.02.2023

Food Preservation and the Hunger Season

Did you know that globally, over one third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted? In developing agricultural communities this statistic can reach over 75 percent of a farmer’s yield. This difference in percentage is due to

14.12.2022

Resiliency Gardens to Support Ukrainian Displacement

Greetings from SPI! We are excited to share with you some updates about our programs in Poland and Ukraine. Sadly, Russian hostilities continue in Ukraine, causing close to 1.4 million Ukrainians to seek refuge in Poland and 7 million

16.11.2022

Community Gardens Across the Country

Greetings from SPI! We are happy you’re here and want to support community gardens across the US. With 13.8 million Americans struggling with food insecurity, and roughly 39.5 million Americans living in food deserts, supporting and spearheading community gardens

08.11.2022

School gardens in the slums of Kampala, Uganda

Connecting kids to where their food comes from hosts a myriad of benefits–cultivating a sense of place, curiosity and discovery, getting them engaged with the outdoors, and promoting health eating habits. This is even more impactful and important for

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