Adam Alexander
@theseeddetective.bsky.social
Passionate about the conservation of the genetic diversity of edible crops, with a collection of 500 or so rare and delicious veggies. Seed saver and sharer, author and storyteller
We love our nature and farming at Monty Lit Fest . Sometimes they need a bit of help. Enter Adam Alexander, the Indiana Jones of fruit and veg! @theseeddetective.bsky.social is on a quest to save our heritage produce. Chelsea Green Publishing Tickets and programme details at montylitfest.com
If Kenya can do it so can every nation in Africa and indeed the world. This success in Kenya shows how farmer-led seed initiatives can feed us all. www.tnx.africa/opinion/arti...
Key anecdotes for Kenya and Africa's seed sector reforms
Kenya’s Seeds and Plant Varieties Act made smallholder farmers didn’t just win a legal battle, they reclaimed a piece of their dignity.
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What a wonderful list! 🎁💚 Ghosts of the Farm by @nicolawriting.bsky.social The Accidental Seed Heroes by @theseeddetective.bsky.social Wildcrafted Seeds and Grains by Pascal Baudar The Self-Fed Farm and Garden by Eliot Coleman Finding Lights in a Dark Age by @chrissmaje.bsky.social
Civil Eats@civileats.com · 10mo agoOur team curated a stimulating and eclectic collection of memoirs, investigations, scientific works, cookbooks, and much more for this year’s holiday book guide. 📚⬇️
So chuffed that this wonderful seed company is growing and selling the pepper that started me on my seed detective adventures. They have a great catalogue and you won’t be disappointed buying their seeds 😋 vitalseeds.co.uk/product/chil...
Chilli - Adam's Sweet and Hot (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026*** - Vital Seeds
Remarkable chilli/pepper variety of sweet flavour with a fruity heat. Discovered by Adam Alexander in a market in Donetsk, Ukraine in 1989, this sweet and gently spiced pepper has been grown in South ...
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I was really chuffed when Klára Hrdá from the Czech Republic asked me to sign a copy of my book The Seed Detective, which has been translated into Czech. We were attending the Let's Liberate Diversity Forum in Diekirsch, Luxembourg. She was there with her grassroots seed library programme Seminkovna
Delighted to be able to share a link to a podcast where I dived deep into the importance of diverse and locally adapted crops to feed us all. www.onebiteiseverything.com/seeds-rememb...
Seeds Remember What We've Forgotten -- with Adam Alexander
Seed detective Adam Alexander has spent decades collecting rare and nearly lost vegetable seeds from around the world. But what he’s really collecting are stories—o…
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Israeli Forces Demolish Seed Multiplication Unit of UAWC’s Seed Bank in Hebron | Via Campesina
Agroecology, Biodiversity and Peasants' Seeds In a grave escalation of its assault on Palestinian agricultural sovereignty, food sovereignty and Indigenous Seed Heritage, Israeli military forces carri...
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I am delighted to announce that Barnes and Noble in the US and Canada are running a preorder discount promotion for my new book The Accidental Seed Heroes until 11th July. Visit their website and be sure to use the discount code PREORDER25
This is your chance to preorder my new book and save 25% @barnesandnoble.com #BNPreorder
On 4 June we are hosting a conversation between @theseeddetective.bsky.social and Dr. Sasha Woods of Earthwatch Europe and chaired by Dr Sarah Edwards of the Oxford Botanic Gardens to delve into how ordinary people can make extraordinary impacts oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/seeds-...
Seeds of Change
Join us for the inaugural event in the Big Idea Talks series at the prestigious Natural History Museum Oxford, where we explore the incredible power of citizen.
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Really looking forward to taking part in this important event. A date for your diary and you can register here: oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/seeds-...
Seeds of Change
Join us for the inaugural event in the Big Idea Talks series at the prestigious Natural History Museum Oxford, where we explore the incredible power of citizen.
oumnh.ox.ac.uk
I was recently asked by Sally Flatman to join her on one of her podcasts to discuss the ingredients in my latest book The Accidental Seed Heroes. Hope you might find it interesting player.captivate.fm/episode/0d2c...
The Accidental Seed Heroes
Quickly and easily listen to Our Plant Stories for free!
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After just 48 hours these home saved Syrian courgette seeds have germinated. They are from a 2016 harvest of a variety I collected in Aleppo in 2011 and of a white type held by the Irish Seed Savers and given to me by Liam Gaffney. Interesting to see their different morphology and to cross.
I am in conversation in this podcast and discuss reviving old seeds and how to save them. Enjoy! player.captivate.fm/episode/0b36...
This is such an important story because the way to preserve and enrich crop diversity is to have living collections continually being grown. Seed libraries are great because seeds are shared, grown and returned. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I don’t want to die with a freezer full of seeds. It’s time to rethink biodiversity and preservation | Chris Smith
Preservation can be a trap because seeds need to be saved – and also grown
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beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblo... This is a really excellent piece of news. If Kenya can stand up against the hegemony of the big agri-businesses who want to commodify and control IP of seeds then all of Africa (and the rest of us can).
This Giving Season, Donate Before You Shop - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, November 25, 2014) Please put charitable giving first this holiday season, and as you consider your donations, please take a close look at Beyond Pesticides’ program to protect hea...
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If you are in Cardiff on 22nd March I am giving a talk about the importance of celebrating and conserving Welsh veggies. It's free but do check in here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
Exploring Welsh heritage dimensions of food and growing
Part of our Egin Spring Events | Rhan o'n Digwyddiadau Gwanwyn Egin
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The spring Equinox is my favourite day of the year because for the next 6 months days are longer than nights and also, my new book The Accidental Seed Heroes is published on this auspicious day too!
🌱 Just over a week to go | Ychydig dros wythnos i fynd 🌱 Led by Egin mentor Poppy Nicol with special guest speaker Adam Alexander @theseeddetective.bsky.social ⏰ 1:30 – 4pm, 22/03 📍 Cathays Community Centre, Caerdydd 🎫 Free | Am ddim Book your spot now | Archebwch eich le nawr: buff.ly/oy9BLrs
I love the SSE and am honoured to be included in their lineup of speakers at their virtual conference on 6th June. Sharing and maintaining the genetic diversity of locally adapted garden and farmer varieties is wonderful to embrace www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/r...
Choosing Seeds From 14,000 Varieties? It Just Got Easier.
The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, pairs the people who save heirlooms with those who want them, all for the price of postage.
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The Growling pond. It is most definitely spring with love sick frogs filling the air with their passionate calls to win a froggy heart
If you want to save seeds for many years keep them dry, cool and in the dark. These 20+ years old chilli seeds have been kept in an envelope in an airtight box in my fridge
The diversity of FVs so well illustrated with this Fava bean I found in Myanmar. Gast growing, hardy, early and delicious
