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Seeds & Stories is a women-led social enterprise based in Bigodi, a rural village in Western Uganda, that uses fashion as a tool for women empowerment and environmental regeneration. We believe the fashion industry can be transformed into a driver for social and environmental change.

Our group of local women artisans are the heart and soul of our brand. Each Seeds and Stories product is made from a combination of innovative materials, modern designs, and techniques passed down through generations. Our artisans are empowered to use their skills to create beautiful products, while preserving their cultural heritage and representing their region. As a result, our fashion items are an expression of the creativity and talent of their makers. We honour this practice by telling the story of each artisan in every product that is purchased. 

Since all of Seeds & Stories' products are made in house by our artisans, we are deeply involved in every step of an item’s creation, from farming to packaging. Clients can be sure that all of our fashion items are ethical, made in harmony with nature, hand-dyed and handcrafted, vegan and made to last. 

We carefully choose our materials so we can meet our environmental values and goals. Our commitment is demonstrated by using materials that are either biodegradable, reused, or recycled. We invite our clientele to participate in this process, by providing them with information on how to extend the life, repair, repurpose, or compost our items. 

 

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These materials are sourced from the artisans’ own gardens, local farms, and the Bigodi Swamp by biodiversity experts. 

 

We only use organic and responsibly harvested plant-based fibres and dyes as well as organic waste.

 

organic, clean, slow fashion

How Our Production is Different

 

Seeds & Stories embraces circular economy principles and employs as much as possible zero waste patterns. From harvesting to sourcing, from zero-waste production methods to packaging, each product is carefully designed and made in house. We follow an “under one roof” approach which allows us to have complete control over supplies, production methods, schedules, and ethical working conditions. Seeds & Stories operate according to the 4R-approach: reduce, reuse, regenerate and recycle.

Our woven accessories are made by our exceptionally skilled artisans using traditional basket weaving techniques ( kuruka ebiibo) that have been passed through generations.

In a similar manner, our artisans either hand stich our barkcloth, fabric accessories and upcycled clothes or use a manual sewing machine.

Our Journey Towards a More Regenerative Future

Conventional agriculture and fashion are among the industries that most contribute to global carbon emissions. The vast amounts of natural resources and harmful chemicals that both industries use have a massive impact on the environment, not to mention on people. Fast fashion is destroying our planet and exploiting people around the world, especially women in developing countries. 

Seeds & Stories strongly believes by switching from conventional agriculture to regenerative farming, we could turn problems into solutions. Regenerative agriculture has its roots in indigenous practices and since it works with nature, not against it, it has the potential to create a range of environmental and social co-benefits: soil restoration, increased biodiversity, improved water cycles, maximised community resilience, enviromental regeneration, and livelihood enhancement. 

Here at Seeds & Stories we are committed to making things better. We want to produce soil to soil products that will create social and economic opportunities for local women, as well as have a positive impact on communities, animals and the planet. Hence, we have set a goal to only use local raw materials that have regenerative properties in local ecosystems, namely increasing soil fertility, enhancing biodiversity and increasing the rate of carbon sequestration from the atmosphere into the soil contributing, in this way, to climate change mitigation. 

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