Semillas Abiertas
As part of a scientific delegation from CENIT, Julián Asinsten, a member of Bioleft, traveled to Seville (Spain) to take part in a series of institutional activities related to the EnergyTRAN project.
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Del 22 al 23 de mayo, Bioleft participó del 10° Congreso Nacional e Internacional de Agrobiotecnología, Propiedad Intelectual y Políticas Públicas, realizado en Chascomús. Este evento se consolidó como un espacio clave para debatir el presente y futuro de la innovación agrícola en Argentina, articulando miradas científicas, políticas y tecnológicas.
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This past April, we held the closing workshop for the 2024–2025 campaign of the collaborative evaluation project of Creole tomatoes. Once again, we came together from different regions and experiences to celebrate a collective process that continues to grow, driven by the commitment of gardeners, agroecological producers, researchers, students, and defenders of open-pollinated seeds.
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On Tuesday, April 29, we held another work session at Casa Huerta Astro, located on the Miguelete Campus of the National University of San Martín (UNSAM). The activity was part of the project “Living Lab: growing, experimenting, and learning at UNSAM”, developed by Bioleft in collaboration with the Sustainability and Environment Area of the Secretariat of Outreach and Engagement (SEyV), and with technical support from INTA San Martín.
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On Friday, April 25, the Bioleft team held a virtual meeting with members of Chile’s Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP), a public agency under the Ministry of Agriculture. The objective of the meeting was to exchange experiences, learn about ongoing initiatives, and explore potential avenues for collaboration.
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As part of the “Food Sovereignty” course-project taught in the 6th year of UNSAM’s Escuela Secundaria Técnica, we worked with the students to explore the concept of food sovereignty as the right of peoples to define their own policies and strategies for food production, distribution, and consumption, while respecting the environment and biodiversity. In class, we reflected on how this principle is (or isn’t) manifested in our neighborhood: what foods we consume, how we access them, and what obstacles we face in ensuring safe, healthy, and sustainable nutrition.
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On Tuesday, April 15, we visited the “Las Magnolias” experimental field of the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNNOBA), located in Junín. A comparative maize trial is currently being carried out there as part of the Evaluation Network that Bioleft has been supporting for several years. This network aims to generate agronomic information collaboratively, promoting the use of open-pollinated varieties and encouraging more diverse, open, and resilient seed systems.
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Entre el 26 de febrero y el 1° de marzo de 2025, se celebró una nueva edición de la Organic Seed Growers Conference en Corvallis, Oregon (EE.UU.), uno de los encuentros más importantes a nivel mundial sobre semillas orgánicas y agroecología. Este evento reunió a agricultores, fitomejoradores, investigadores, organizaciones comunitarias y activistas de múltiples regiones del mundo para compartir experiencias, construir redes y debatir sobre el futuro de las semillas.
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Have you noticed that some tomatoes have a top part that looks underripe? Those "green shoulders" are actually the key to their flavor.
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On Thursday, January 16, we visited Julia’s farm in Florencio Varela. Julia is part of the Minka cooperative for agroecological seed production.
As part of the Citizen Science project, Julia grows and evaluates different heirloom tomato varieties — three linked to the “Rescuing the Heirloom Tomato” project (Aimé, La Piqui, and No Me Olvides) and four others from the same collection but harvested in 2023 (Perita No. 18, Perita No. 20, Perita No. 67, and Perita Ronita).
In addition, she conserves and cultivates more than 10 of her own tomato varieties, which she has collected and preserved over the years