CHAIN-October

Our Schools Seedbed Over the last few years in our school we are holding a seedbed in an attempt to maintain and reproduce local, non-genetically modified seed varieties from all over Greece. We are holding this seedbed in cooperation with “Peliti� under the supervision of our P.E. school teacher.

Peliti is a non-governmental organization that aims preserving the traditional seed varieties of Greece that are almost disappeared due to the fact that big multi-nation companies are selling new varieties of seeds that are more productive or cheap, but most of them are genetically modified in labs . During late October we plant the seeds that Peliti provides to us and we grow them up until April when the seeds are turned into seedlings ready to be transplanted.

Then we arrange a feast and we give them away to people so that they are able to transplant them in their gardens and grow them up in order to have their own vegetables or even their own seeds for the next season , so that they are able to continue this process . In this way everyone is able to have fresh, non genetically modified vegetables for them and their families to eat. In conclusion , I believe that our schools seedbed is an action that promotes homemade production and of course the preservation of our tradition through the conservation of the local seed varieties.

Themis Argyros