In Svalbard, the global seed vault banks biodiversity & sprouts controversy
In Svalbard, the global seed vault banks biodiversity & sprouts controversy
Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school
Contents: Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet, and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity protected agriculture from crop losses caused by plant diseases and climate change. Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world’s most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data; background info, controversies, indigenous biocultural heritage notes
Source: atlasobscura.com https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/svalbard-global-seed-vault-purpose?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20newsletter%2012%2F9%2F2024&_kx=hg_0yVQLccu5UwSuT4i9EujiUMiu5nBKktRbzhUFoW0.UUnqkC
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Healthy Plants - Seeds, Issues; Library Toolkit: Marginalized Peoples & Food Systems, Biospheres
In Svalbard, the global seed vault banks biodiversity & sprouts controversy
Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school
Contents: Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, oil-palm fruit, sugar beet, and cassava. In the past, farmers grew tens of thousands of crop varieties around the world. This biodiversity protected agriculture from crop losses caused by plant diseases and climate change. Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway supports them all. It is the world’s most famous backup site for seeds that are more precious than data; background info, controversies, indigenous biocultural heritage notes
Source: atlasobscura.com https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/svalbard-global-seed-vault-purpose?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20newsletter%2012%2F9%2F2024&_kx=hg_0yVQLccu5UwSuT4i9EujiUMiu5nBKktRbzhUFoW0.UUnqkC
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Healthy Plants - Seeds, Issues; Library Toolkit: Marginalized Peoples & Food Systems, Biospheres
Seed preservation
Seed Preservation
Description: (lots of resources) Instructors - all ages
Contents: the living collection, the Exchange - seed swap, community science (to regenerate and evaluate collection varieties by engaging a diverse community of gardeners and farmers), census directories - one-of-a-kind compilation documenting the commercial seed trade of open-pollinated varieties, partnerships
Source: Seedsavers.org https://seedsavers.org/preservation
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Healthy Communities - Online communities
Seed Preservation
Description: (lots of resources) Instructors - all ages
Contents: the living collection, the Exchange - seed swap, community science (to regenerate and evaluate collection varieties by engaging a diverse community of gardeners and farmers), census directories - one-of-a-kind compilation documenting the commercial seed trade of open-pollinated varieties, partnerships
Source: Seedsavers.org https://seedsavers.org/preservation
Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Healthy Communities - Facilitating community
How seeds grow - All about seeds
All about seeds - My First Garden, How Seeds Grow
Description: (comprehensive package) Instructors - early ages, adaptable through gr 6
Contents: This lesson will teach children the life cycle of a seed and what it needs to grow into a plant, with fun activities that include tasting and starting to grow their very own seeds.
Source: Rodale https://rodaleinstitute.org/myfirstgarden/lessons/how-seeds-grow.php
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Seeds - Lessons
How seeds grow - All about seeds
Description: (comprehensive package) Instructors - early ages, adaptable through gr 6
Contents: This lesson will teach children the life cycle of a seed and what it needs to grow into a plant, with fun activities that include tasting and starting to grow their very own seeds.
Source: Rodale https://rodaleinstitute.org/myfirstgarden/lessons/how-seeds-grow.php
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Seeds - Lessons
Garden Adjective Adventure
Garden Adjective Adventure
Description: (complete lesson which can be made into a Unit) Instructors - all ages
Contents: “A garden space is full of things (both living and nonliving) that engage the senses. In this lesson, students use the garden as a muse for growing their descriptive writing skills.”
Source: kidsgardening.org https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plan-garden-adjective-adventure/
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Plants, Seeds, Compost - Lessons section in each
Garden Adjective Adventure
Description: (complete lesson which can be made into a Unit) Instructors - all ages
Contents: “A garden space is full of things (both living and nonliving) that engage the senses. In this lesson, students use the garden as a muse for growing their descriptive writing skills.”
Source: kidsgardening.org https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plan-garden-adjective-adventure/
Crossposted: Library Resources/ Plants, Seeds, Compost - Lessons section in each