SEED SAVING GET GROWING
On the Norwegian island of Svalbard, 400 feet beneath a mountain and encased in rock, lies the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It’s one of the most protected places on Earth, chosen for its geological and climatic stability to keep its precious contents safe. So, what is so critically important that it deserves such a fortress? Seeds, of course! It contains around 1.1 million seeds of around 6000 different plant species contributed by seed banks worldwide. The purpose is to preserve these seeds in case something catastrophic should happen on Earth.
Seeds are the foundation of all life on Earth. They’re the embryonic form of a plant, encasing a tiny root called a radicle and a