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.

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.

From February 26 to March 1, 2025, a new edition of the Organic Seed Growers Conference was held in Corvallis, Oregon (USA), one of the world’s most important gatherings on organic seeds and agroecology. The event brought together farmers, plant breeders, researchers, grassroots organizations, and activists from around the globe to share experiences, build networks, and discuss the future of seeds

As part of our participatory improvement initiative, Bioleft is mapping the corn improvement projects we have supported during the 2023-2024 campaign. This work seeks to highlight and systematize the collaborative efforts of farmers, organizations, and institutions that have joined in the construction of open seed systems.