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Short stories: How traditional seeds and foods are improving health

Seeds and foods that are rooted in ancient traditions and practices can be a major contributor to people’s physical, mental and spiritual health. Women farmers in the North East of the United Kingdom are saving and exchanging traditional seeds, which is giving them a sense of abundance. In a garden at Montana University in the US, caretakers are promoting biodiversity, social justice and the growing of good, nutrient-dense foods as they follow the agricultural traditions and cultural protocol of the Indigenous Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people. And a popular cooking show on tv on the Pacific islands of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is promoting traditional, local food that is healthy for people and biodiversity: ‘We have found it terrifically affirming to realise that your culture is your cure.”

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Organization: Rooted in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty
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Year: 2025
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Country/ies: Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Vanuatu
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia, North America, Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Small island developing States (SIDS)
Type: Article
Content language: English
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