One Seed at a Time, a Reno Family Foundation Symposium at the Museum of Science, with Cary Fowler, PhD, special advisor and executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, will take place Wednesday, March 13, beginning at 7 pm. Tucked away beneath the snow of the Arctic Circle is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Sometimes called “the doomsday vault,” it’s nothing less than a backup of the planet’s horticultural biodiversity. Inside the vault, Dr. Cary Fowler and his team work with seeds from hundreds of crops that have nurtured humanity since our ancestors began tilling the soil. Their goal: to ensure that the world’s food supply can survive the dangers of disease, famine, climate change, and identical GMOs. Nearer the equator, documentary filmmaker Yung Chang shows us how intertwined we are with the fruits we eat in The Fruit Hunters. Guided by devoted exotic fruit lovers, he takes us on a cinematic odyssey through nature and commerce, changing not only the way we look at what we eat, but how we view our relationship to the natural world.
Following the program, taste a selection of exotic fruits and enjoy a cash bar, featuring tropical Bellinis. Learn how to extract and save seeds, where to trade, exchange or swap, and make seed “bombs” for random acts of gardening–just throw and grow! Funding provided by the Reno Family Foundation Fund. $15 admission. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.mos.org/public-events.
