The diversity of seeds: Part 2

A community's plan to save lost flavours, one seed at a time

Goulburn Mulwaree Library and Landcare launch a seed library to return traditional varieties. Discover why these seeds offer denser, more flavoursome produce.

One Iowa farm is guarding 20,000 food varieties as seed giants dominate the market

The world is losing plants and seed varieties, but some people are taking action to slow the loss. While some governmental agencies are working to protect the most important seeds, the problem matters to everyday farmers too. One Iowa farm has taken the concern up as a calling to protect seed variety. What's happening? Content creator Grant Stoll (@GrantOnSoil) spotlighted in an Instagram post how Heritage Farm in Iowa has focused on saving seed…

The diversity of seeds: Part 2

Whether it is the giant seed of the coco de mer or the dust-like seed of the jewel orchid or any size seed in between, each seed contains an embryo, a tiny plant with all the genetic material necessary to…