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How to start your own group

How to start your own group

Health & Safety

The welfare of everyone involved in Seed Saving group activities is important to all of us.  One of the main ways to ensure everyone’s welfare

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How to start your own group

Looking after volunteers

All seed saving groups are driven by volunteers. Without them the groups fail. So we should consider ourselves and the other volunteers as even more

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How to start your own group

Decision-making Processes

There are an infinite number of ways that your group can approach decision-making. The process you choose will impact who can have a say and

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How to start your own group

Effective Meetings

In the context of volunteer groups, like seed saving groups, effective meetings don’t just get the work done they also meet the social needs of

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How to start your own group

Welcoming New Members

When people come to their first meeting they will check out how the group operates and decide whether they feel they can contribute to the

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How to start your own group

Attracting & Keeping New Members

The following are ideas were gathered during a National Zoom Gathering in April 2022 in response to the following questions: How do you attract new

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How to start your own group

Seed Saving Group Structures

There is no set requirement to become a seed saving group in Australia. Anyone can start one. We encourage people to join existing groups if

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