UK Local Alternative Seed Networks
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Seed Communities come in all shapes and sizes, from the farm-scale producers working within regional networks, through to the city-based projects.
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For some, the focus is simply to change the dynamics of how farmed produce is produced and sold. For others, it is simply the opportunity to reconnect with the grains and their journey from seed to the bakery. ​
South West Grain Network
​The leading regional grain network in the UK, covering the Welsh borders in the west through to the home counties in the east and from Birmingham and the Midlands in the north through to the tip of Cornwall.​​​
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Field trials
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On-farm bakeries
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On-farm mills
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Lab test facilities
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Farm-scale supply chains
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Regular network meetings and visits
East Anglian Grain Alliance
Centered around Wakelyns, the home of YQ Population wheat, working in close partnership with Hodmedod, The East Anglian Grain Alliance covers Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex to the east of the region and Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire to the west.
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Field trials
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On-farm bakeries
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On-farm mills
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Farm-scale supply chains
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Regular network meetings and visits
East Midlands Grain Network
Currently centered around the Tuxford Mill and the bakeries within the Midlands and South Yorkshire.
Grains, seed and flour support bakeries and growers from Birmingham in the west through to Leeds and Sheffield in the north and then down to Cambridge and Buckinghamshire in the east and south of the region respectively.
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Farm-scale supply chains
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Policy development
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Seed production and distribution
Yorkshire Grain Alliance
Working in close collaboration with Fix our Food and the Organic Reaearch Centre, the Yorkshire Grain Alliance plays an important role in coordinating much of the field trials work currently being undertaken on behalf of the UK Grain Lab's Diverse Cereals Seeds Project (DCSP) within the UK.​
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Field trials
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On-farm bakeries
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On-farm mills
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Farm-scale supply chains
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Regular network meetings and visits
South East Grain Network
Covering the south of England from Kent in the East through to the Wiltshire boarders, the South East Grain Alliance provides and important source of grain and seed for mills and bakeries in London and the home counties.
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​Field trials
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On-farm bakeries
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On-farm mills
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Farm-scale supply chains
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Regular network meetings and visits