Breeding projects like Kernza are monumental life long efforts. Agriculture is a secret shared in the field from one person to another. It takes a decade of gardening to be good.
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Heirlooms are the long history of gardeners who cared enough to pass it on. The saving of seed and moving of plants around the globe is a story not talked much of. The potato is not from Ireland and the Tomatoe is not from Italy.