The Hummingbird project – USA

The primary purpose of the Hummingbird Project is to create sustainable systems using permaculture principles that enhance and benefit communities by educating and empowering individuals to improve quality of life and foster stewardship of the earth.

The Hummingbird Project was inspired by the belief that a coalition of individuals, each working for positive change, can have a great impact on the world.  Founded in 2010, by Marilyn McHugh and Chris Kennedy, THP focuses on cultivating a living soil, growing healthy food and capturing renewable energy.

We envision a world in which people, inspired by nature, create and maintain healthy and abundant livelihoods that enhance biodiversity and regenerate healthy ecosystems.

Today, The Hummingbird Project has grown into an international network of volunteers, collaborating organizations and projects on three continents.

The Cleveland Seed Bank is an initiative of The Hummingbird Project

The Cleveland Seed Bank (CSB) was officially founded in 2013, but the ‘seed’ of the initiative was planted as early as 2010.  At that time, CSB co-founders Marilyn McHugh and Chris Kennedy were in India with their global non-profit, The Hummingbird Project. They were in the early stages of what became an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Vandana Shiva and her organization Navdanya to help local farmers transition from chemical to organic farming practices.  Dr. Shiva, a leader in the fight against the industrialization of the global food system, has established over 110 seed banks in India.  It was during their time with her that the founders saw, first hand, the importance of seeds and the devastating effects of losing control of the seed supply.

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	Date/Time	Event
	25/01/2020 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Annual Winter Seed Swap St. Patrick\\\\\\\’s Church Cleveland United States
	17/10/2018 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm	CSB Movie Night: SEED The Untold Story Forest City Brewery Cleveland United States
	25/03/2018 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Spring Seed Swap Room Service Cleveland United States
	10/03/2018 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Brews, Bites and Botanicals: A Cleveland Seed Bank Program pin Lowe’s Greenhouses, Florist & Gift Shop Chagrin Falls United States
	27/01/2018 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Annual Winter Seed Swap St. John’s Episcopal Church Cleveland United States
	04/11/2017 9:15 am - 3:15 pm	Seed to Sustainability Workshop Watershed Stewardship Center At West Creek Parma United States
	28/01/2017 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Annual Winter Seed Swap St. John’s Episcopal Church Cleveland United States
	13/08/2016 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Seed Saving Workshop Possibilitarian Garden Cleveland United States
	20/03/2016 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm	2016 Spring Seed Swap R/S Boutique Cleveland United States
	30/01/2016 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Annual Seed Swap St. John’s Episcopal Church Cleveland United States
	23/08/2015 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Summer Harvest Fest R/S Boutique Cleveland United States
	28/07/2015 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Seedy Social Coffee Proper Lakewood United States
	25/04/2015 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Cleveland Seed Bank's Earth Day Celebration Cleveland Public Library Lorain Branch, Cleveland United States
	14/02/2015 - 15/02/2015 All Day	The Hummingbird Project at OEFFA Conference
	17/12/2014 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Session on "Soil, Seeds, & You"