# Event Details - **Event Name**: Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 20 Apr, 2026 at 05:45 pm – Mon, 20 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A workshop for plant-lovers to connect through seeds and the human-plant relationship.About this EventWhat is Seedlings?Seedlings is monthly event series that has been running in London, a reading group and workshop for plant-lovers to connect through seeds and the human-plant relationship. Together, we explore how seeds can be powerful metaphors for resistance, resilience, and future possibility. Through games, mapping, and creative prompts, we spark conversations, build action lists around food justice, and design ideas to support more food-growing across the city.It’s part reading group, part conversation game, and part design lab—gently shifting between reflection, connection, and co-creation.In April, we'll be running a one off-session in Exeter.What we’ll explore:Each session is grounded in a reading on seed-saving politics and practices, opening up questions around how we grow, share, and protect seeds.For this Exeter-based April event, we’ll explore "the people who save seeds" through the work of Rowan White, a seed keeper in the US, who talks about resilience rooted in biodiversity and what's encoded within us.To request April’s reading, email Carmen: Past themes have included:Cultural inheritance of seedsGenes as currencyThe ethics of reviving ancient seedsBuilding libraries for local W**d seedsAbout the workshop:Every session weaves together playful activities and serious conversation—from games and creative prompts to mapping exercises that connect big ideas to real-world growing spaces.At the heart of the gathering is our ritual called Seed-Dating: Strangers respond to anonymous questions hidden in brown envelopes, sparking dialogues that branch into collective ideas and tangible actions.Participants will be invited to bring three offerings:A question inspired by the readingA place they’d love to grow or save seedsA challenge related to that place (+object that might help solve the challenge)Session Plan:5:45–6:00pm | ArrivalLet your roots settle in.6:00–6:20pm | Welcome & IntroductionAn introduction to Seedlings and each other.6:20–7:00pm | Seed-DatingRotating conversations—exchanging ideas, stories, and questions.7:00–7:10pm | Break7:10–7:45pm | In-Depth Group WorkSpeculative design prompts to translate conversations into action plans.7:45–8:00pm | Closing CircleGrounding, light seed-sharing, and setting intentions to carry forward.About the wider project: SeedlingsSeedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics fior Growing Together is an evolving initiative that sprouted in January 2025. It’s designed to spark deeper conversations about seeds—not just how we grow them, but how we share, protect, and imagine them into the future through culture, care, and collective action.Seedlings began as a way to connect London’s growers—many of whom work with food but rarely get space to explore the politics, histories, and futures of seed-saving. It has since become a meeting ground for growers, artists, activists, and the quietly curious—a space for cross-pollination and shared learning.To read an article about a recent event:August 2025 Seed-Dating: https://medium.com/@aspacethatgives/reading-seed-dating-august-2025-0155c5b152f3October 2025 at the Seed Gathering: https://medium.com/@aspacethatgives/seeds-are-at-the-table-notes-from-the-2025-gathering-and-a-year-of-seed-dating-210f66563ab8To follow the Seedlings project on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/a_space_that_gives/Carmen is a multidisciplinary storyteller, game maker, ethnographic researcher, and therapeutic horticulturist. Since 2010, she has been creating interactive experiences that spark social and cognitive change—through festivals, workshops and social experiments, and work with nonprofits and community gardens. She is now setting up a CIC to train food growers to adapt Asian crops to the UK climate; organising for the Right to Grow movement; hosting ‘Seed-Dating’ gatherings around ethnobotany and food justice; developing NHS courses in Gardening for Wellbeing; and serving as a WWOOF UK trustee – a charity providing opportunities on organic farms across the UK – with a focus on strategic partnerships and research development - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/saint-thomas/seedlings-tools-tales-and-tactics-for-growing-together/100001983434023557 - **Event Categories**: Workshops, Contests, Festivals, Meetups, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Saint Thomas - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: St Thomas Community Food Hub, Love Food CIC - **lat**: 50.7150451 - **long**: -3.5470026 - **full address**: St Thomas Community Food Hub, Love Food CIC, 95 Cowick Street, Saint Thomas, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/33866ac8d1d788f23c22f4e3275688ebb4584564bc407c37fcef615ba51bb9a3-rimg-w1014-h680-dc494847-gmir.jpg?v=1774129514 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together being held? - **A:** Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together takes place on Mon, 20 Apr, 2026 at 05:45 pm to Mon, 20 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at St Thomas Community Food Hub, Love Food CIC, 95 Cowick Street, Saint Thomas, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together? - **A:** Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together is organized by Zero Mile Gardens. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Seedlings: Tools, Tales and Tactics for Growing Together is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Saint Thomas, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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