Helmy Abouleish, CEO Sekem Holding and President of Demeter International
“Mankind needs good, healthy, organic and biodynamic seeds to meet major challenges such as healthy, independent nutrition, mental and physical resistance, and climate change. Traditional, open-pollinated seeds must be professionalized to make them usable for farmers who then make their many vital ingredients available to the consumers. All of this requires a lot of research and intensive plant breeding – also in the Mediterranean regions. This is why I support the non-profit association Living Seeds in its work to initialize and implement breeding programs for our region."

Sarah Wiener, organic cook and member of the European Parliament
"As a passionate organic cook, I know that good nutrition and healthy, tasty food does not raise from the plate. It all begins - magically - with seeds. Organic, reproducible seeds are the origin and bear the potential of fragrance, color, taste and texture of our food - the very elements I deal with as a cook. This is why I support the work of the non-profit association Lebende Samen - Living Seeds e.V. wholeheartedly. "

Nikolai Fuchs, board member Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft
“In addition to products like citrus fruits that simply do not grow in Northern Europe, we import tomatoes, pasta and much more from Mediterranean countries. We hardly ever think about the seed these products come from and how dependent many farmers in the South are from corporate structures. Living seeds wants to fill this gap - and I support that."

Christiane Löhr, artist from Cologne (Germany)
Since I've been moving in nature, I have been magically attracted by plant seeds. On my artistic path they have found a permanent place as a material for sculptures, I use their surprising properties - the clinging capacity of the burdock, the unnoticed lightness of the flying seeds, the space-creating structure of the plant stems. Visually and physically I feel the concentrated power, the potential of a new beginning and the dormant monumental in a tiny format - little miracles that require our attention. The work of the Living Seeds association has never been more meaningful than at this very time, when precious information from plants must not be lost. I am committed to this with full conviction. "