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See how strong farmers are? This is the daily trek Manong Macario needs to make in order to get to his farm and back to his house. Sometimes, farmers would need to carry harvests going up this mountain. If this isn’t dedication, we don’t know what it is. ⠀ ⠀ . ⠀ ⠀ Trivia: for those who don’t know, the word Ilocano word “manong” literally means “older brother”. In the Philippines, however, “manong” has become a word used as a form of respect for another male, regardless of their age.⠀ ⠀ . ⠀ ⠀ #globalseedsavers #benguetseedsavers #agriculture #farming #farmers #foodheritage https://www.instagram.com/p/CSsv9-xBHjg/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[globalseedsavers]

The issue of Golden Rice is a gateway to many concerns connected to food and seed freedom.

They said lab-created Golden Rice will cure Vitamin A deficiency. What they didn’t say was that we had numerous local crops which could give more, and higher quality beta-carotene.

Share if you think that biodiversity is the key to true nutrition.

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#stopgoldenrice #goorganic #yestoheritagerice #biodiversity #organicagriculture #foodsovereignty #foodfreedom #seedsovereignty #seedfreedom

[globalseedsavers]

Get to know some of the most common seed terms you’ll encounter during #seedsaving.

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#globalseedsavers #seedkeeping #openpollinatedseeds #heirloomseeds #indigenousseeds #organicseeds #organicagriculture

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Can you imagine what can happen if seeds are controlled by big corporations? 

#seedsaving #seedkeeping #agriculture #organicagriculture #seedsovereignty #foodsovereignty #foodsecurity