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Global Bean Seed Festival 2023

Celebrate pulses and participate to an international seed exchange!

UNITED FOR BEANS DIVERSITY!

This year, we make our Global Bean seed festival very special: several partners in the network will celebrate and exchange legumes on the same afternoon in different places in Europe and beyond. We warmly invite you to join the festivities and visit our seed festivals happening in Greece, Albania, Germany, Ethiopia, France, Austria, Spain, India… A map with all the events will soon be available on this page.

ONLINE EVENT

If you cannot join an event in person, you can still log-in comfortably from home from 1 pm to 2:30 pm (CET – Berlin time).

Go straight to the registration below

During the online event, visit the different festivals and hear fascinating stories about specific legume varieties from seed savers around the world!

Further information about the online program will be soon available on this page.

Follow us on Instagram where the event will be also broadcasted on our live feed.

ON-SITE PROGRAMS

  • Bean mandala
  • Seed balls for families
  • 1 – 2:30 pm broadcasting of online program incl. translation live in German
  • Legume dishes
  • Live music
  • Seed swap & take-aways (about 20 varities incl. “exotic” ones) with paper tutorial and Global Bean stickers
  • Legume seedlings against donation
  • Education/Workshops: Soil, sowing soybeans, gardening
  • International seed swap: someone supporting on site with filling in the table
  • Info material (cultivation instructions for various legumes and info sheets)
  • “surprise” workshop about tips for preparing legumes / health benefits
  • Photographer and videos

The programs might vary from one location to the other. The different event pages with the respective programs will be soon available on this page.

INTERNATIONAL SEED EXCHANGE

JOIN IN YOUR LOCATION

Would you like to join the movement and organise a festival in your location? Contact us at !