The rows of produce at the grocery store may appear to be an abundance. But this illusion couldn’t be farther from reality.
According to the FAO of the United Nations, 75% of genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost over the past 2 decades, AND 75% of the world’s food today is generated from just 12 plant and 5 animal species.
Farmers around the world are giving up planting local varieties to grow genetically-uniform varieties bred for yield and profits, not nutritional value.
This is just one of the reasons we are experiencing declining nutritional value in crops, and more insecurity in the world’s food supply.
That’s where you come in.
Experts like Hillie Salo, one of the speakers at this Experts like Hillie Salo, one of this ear’s Global Seed Summit, are saying that the future of biodiversity lies not with our industrial food system, but with HOME GROWERS.
Indeed, small farmers and hobby gardeners worldwide are paying attention and making efforts to preserve seed diversity not only for the sake of their own thriving gardens, but also for the sake of humanity’s collective food future.