Who Owns Seeds?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge vor 5 Jahren

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To The Best Of Our Knowledge is a nationally-syndicated, Peabody award-winning public radio show that dives headlong into the deeper end of ideas.

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It's easy to take seeds for granted, to assume that there will
always be more corn or wheat or rice to plant. But
as monocropping and agribusiness continue to dominate modern
farming, are we losing genetic diversity, cultural history, and
the nutritional value of our food? We speak to farmers, botanists
and indigenous people about how they are reclaiming our seeds.

Original Air Date: September 14, 2019

Guests:

Bob Quinn — Robin Wall Kimmerer — Seth Jovaag — Cary Fowler

Interviews In This Hour:

Where Did We Go Wrong With Wheat? — The Wisdom of the Corn Mother
— The Seeds Of Tomorrow: Defending Indigenous Mexican Corn That
Could Be Our Future — Saving Seeds For Future Generations —
Ancient Grains, Native Corn, And The Doomsday Seed Vault: How
Growing Food Might Survive Disaster