Erika Burt

In the seed lies the life and the future
Above: Display Booth for The Seed Savers Exchange at a PASA conference in Pennsylvania. Below: To increase the genetic diversity of U.S. corn, the Germplasm Enhancement for Maize (GEM) project seeks to combine exotic germplasm, such as this unusually colored and shaped maize from Latin America, with domestic corn lines. Photo by Keith Weller