On today's Your Call we’ll have a conversation with Janisse Ray, author of “The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food.” Of the thousands of seed varieties available at the turn of the 20th century, 94 percent have been lost — forever. “And the less biodiverse any system is,” says Ray, “the greater the potential for its collapse.” So how can we save the seeds we have left? Join us at 10am PST or leave a comment here. What is your relationship to seeds? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Janisse Ray, author of “The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food”
Matthew Dillon, director of Seed Matters
Jim Gerritsen, organic seed farmer in northern Maine and one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Monsanto
Patrick O’Connor, coordinator of the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library
Resources:
Chelsea Green: The Seed Underground
Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL)
The Seed Library Social Network
Live Oak Grange Hall-- Seed Co-op
Food First: Seed Lending Libraries: Empowered Communities Take Control of their Genetic Resources