native-seeds

U.S. demand for high-quality Mexican food, especially tortillas, "has created a small but growing market for the native, or landrace, corn that is central to to life" in the central plains of Oaxaca, reports the New York Times.

The government announced its National Seed Strategy to restore federal lands damaged by wildfire, drought, severe storms and invasive species with "appropriate seeds to help grow plant life and pollinator habitat."

There are about 1,750 seed banks around the world "that collect, store, regenerate and distribute crop varieties and their ancestors in perpetuity," says Ensia. There are literally millions of accessions.