NASA: Choctaw Nation heirloom seeds back from space station, students preparing to plant
The NASA-led investigation intends to inspire Native American youth to pursue STEM careers, while also preserving heirloom ...
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This year's World Food Prize underscores the value of seed banks and their stewards
Two scientists who helped establish an international seed vault received the World Food Prize Thursday night in Des Moines, ...
Producing high-quality seeds of an heirloom cabbage in different crop management systems
A new study, conducted by the University of Florida, on heirloom cabbage production sheds light on how different crop ...
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Seed vault in NE Iowa is among the nation’s largest
Two scientists who helped create an international seed vault received the World Food Prize last week in Des Moines, spotlighting the importance of seed banks, including one in northeast Iowa. The Seed ...
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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds explains why red poppies are connected to Veterans Day
This story begins on the Western Front during WWI, specifically around the Flanders region in Belgium where trench warfare ...
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world's most famous backup site for seeds that are more ...
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The World’s Doomsday Plant Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds
By Amelia Nierenberg The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in the far reaches of northern Norway, is meant to be humanity’s last resort. Imagine it as the world’s doomsday garden shed: a secure ...