The U.S. food system needs more than ‘doomsday vaults’ for seeds

The U.S. food system needs more than ‘doomsday vaults’ for seeds

This is the first article in a three-part series called “Reseeding the Land.” This series explores land revitalization, cultural stewardship, and food access in a time of significant decline of ecological health and climate upheaval across the U.S. On 1.5 acres of land in the Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania, farmer and seed keeper Amirah Mitchell grows Sea Island red okra, Ethiopian green mustard, Sierra Leone ribbed tomato, Liberian kittl…