Company
An organic and biodynamic seed company...

Living Seeds - Sementes Vivas (LSSV) is an organic seed company, founded in 2015 and based in Idanha-a-Nova, central Portugal, near to the border with Spain. LSSV produces and processes high quality open pollinated organic and biodynamic seeds of vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, cereals and pseudo cereals.
 
LSSV is an international team of 19 people with experience in organic and biodynamic agriculture, seed production, plant breeding, marketing and sales.
 
LSSV operates its own seed production site of 25ha in addition to external multiplier fields. Currently LSSV is working with 17 multipliers across Portugal. Locations for growing LSSV’s seeds are carefully chosen to provide the best climatic and soil conditions for multiplication. LSSV is mostly producing for Southern Europe, as well as some special varieties for Northern European clients. In 2017 LSSV will expand its multiplication sites and distribution channels to Spain. LSSV is responsible for the quality control, storage, packaging and distribution of the seeds.
 
LSSV offers a large diversity of modern and traditional varieties for professional growers as well as gardeners. Our 2017 catalogue has more than 70 varieties which 40 are already from our own production. LSSV is working towards a catalogue for 2018 with even more varieties of winter and summer crops.

People
Living Seeds is made of people...

LSSV is an international team of 19 people with experience in organic and biodynamic agriculture, seed production, plant breeding, marketing and sales.

André Tranquilini, Brasil/UK, Elias Pereira, Portugal, Esmeralda Vieira, Portugal, Georg Brann, Germany, Hugo Zina, Portugal, José Amorim, Portugal, Juli Moojen, Brasil/Italy, Loes Mertens, Belgium, Luís Carlos Ramos, Portugal, Micha Groenewegen, Netherlands, Paulo Martinho, Portugal, Pedro Nunes, Portugal, Renata Nunes, Portugal, Sara Chapeira, Portugal, Sophy Tranquilini, UK, Stefan Doeblin, Germany, Tânia Pinto, Portugal, Tiago Lourenço, Portugal, Vera Fernandes, Portugal.

Charter
We grow the following ethical principles...

We aim to improve and develop the health and vitality of our soils, helping to create  healthy seeds, healthy food and a healthy planet. We take responsibility for a transparent and environmentally sound production process, as well as the fair trading of our products.
The work culture and approach of Living Seeds fosters solidarity and cooperation. We willingly share our experiences and information, as well as giving support to our partners and clients. This is our commitment to the exchange, creation and expansion of knowledge in seed production.
We value the conservation and development of traditional and regional seed varieties, honoring cultural methods and helping to maintain sovereignty. Living Seeds - Sementes Vivas will create diversity of traditional and new varieties. To support food independence, we aim to provide seeds that are adaptable to changing climate conditions. 
Our aim is for ecological, social and economic stability. Whilst supporting the local markets and economies, we integrate local people, local traditions and cultures into the project.
Our agricultural practices support, engage, sustain and preserve the different components of the ecosystem. We conserve and support wildlife and nature and sustain biodiversity.
To realise this we choose the way of sustainable agriculture, following and implementing the principles of organic and biodynamic production methods.

TO OUR COSTOMERS

Organic Food from Organic Seeds

Dear customers and friends of Living Seeds Sementes Vivas,
 
Most of the organic vegetables available on the market are produced from conventional seeds and thousands of varieties have disappeared from the market since the 1970s. The organic seed supply is limited and this is a threat to the future of organic food.
 
By buying organic and biodynamic seeds, you are supporting the movement towards seed and food sovereignty.
 
Let’s start sowing now!

Partners
We work together...

LSSV is working with Polytechnic Institutes like ESAC-IPC (Coimbra), ESACB (Castelo Branco), ESA-IPVC (Ponte de Lima) as well as with INIAV, the Portuguese seed bank. LSSV and the institutes cooperate to establish trial fields to develop high quality organic and biodynamic seeds, to train farmers in organic seed multiplication and to design tools and applied technology for farming and seed processing. LSSV and INIAV, the Portuguese seed bank, are developing a joint plant breeding program aiming to improve the quality of the top traditional crops of Portugal for organic and biodynamic farming.
 
Alongside the Green Valley programme which is supporting organic projects and education development, in the Beira Baixa region, the Camara Municipal of Idanha-a-Nova has been from the beginning a strong and active supporter of LSSV.

INIAV – Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária

ESAC - Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra

Câmara Municipal de Idanha-a-Nova

Events
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Dear friends,
We are happy to present to you the finalised programme and registration form for this years’ International Conference, organised together with the Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Think Camp and unaVision:
 
New Ruralism - Reviving the countryside organically
27th and 28th October 2017, Idanha-a-Nova
Bringing together many of the best-known names in the world of rural development and sustainable construction
 
As well as our…
 
Pre-Conference events:
• A visit to the social therapy community project
 Wednesday 25^th October
 Casa Santa Isabel, Seia (a 2.5 hour bus journey from Idanha-a-Nova)
 
• ‘Why Seeds Matter’
 Thursday 26th October
 A one-day workshop in biodynamic seeds at the Living Seeds farm: Herdade do Couto da Várzea, Idanha-a-Nova.
 
 
If you have any queries or issues with the downloads please email eventos@ls-sv.eu or call Célia Ferreira on +351 960181904

“Let us co-create emerging villages based on sustainable communities, socially and ecologically conscious entrepreneurship, motivating leadership and direct democracy. Let us gather people to create a positive, fair and sustainable future now!” - Stefan Doeblin
 
All the best,
The Sementes Vivas Team

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION FROM

New Ruralism

Varieties
73 seed varieties...

LSSV offers a large diversity of modern and traditional varieties for professional growers as well as gardeners. Our 2017 catalogue has 40 varieties of our own production and 30 varieties of the organic and biodynamic seed company Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, Germany, plus 3 varieties from De Bolster, Netherlands which are suitable for Mediterranean climate. LSSV is working towards a catalogue for 2018 with even more varieties of winter and summer crops.

Let`s start sowing!

Stores
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Amounts
Varieties which we can offer in large quantities...

We are already working on our own production of portuguese seeds so that we can offer them as soon as possible. Our goal is to maintain the heritage and produce seeds in Portugal. Meanwhile we can offer diverse seed varieties in bigger quantities. These seeds are imported from a market leading german seed company, that offers high quality organic seeds. All the seeds are produced organically and most of the varieties are produced biodinamically (DEMETER).

Below you can find the link for our catalogue, with a complete list of the varieties, amounts and prices (VAT not included).

If you want to make an order or if you have any questions please send us an Email to: info@ls-sv.eu.

Catálogo

Quanidades

Certificates
Organic and biodynamic seeds...

We are a certified organic seed company PT-BIO-03. All our seeds are certified organic.

We also have a contract with Demeter International allowing us to sell Demeter certified seeds. Right now 21 of our varieties are Demeter certified.

Since at the moment we are importing seeds from Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, their Demeter production certification can also be downloaded here.  

All the certificates are available for download here bellow.

EU-BIO Certificado

Contrato DEMETER

Certificado DEMETER BSAG

Catalogue
Check our catalogue!

Sowing seeds, sowing friends…

We give thanks and dedicate this catalogue and our work to all farmers and gardeners who strive each day to make this world a better place.