World seed vault in Norway

[Tumbulu]

5. well you know, since 2000- one woman got a whole group of

very small farmers (including me) to grow old landraces of wheat, spelt and emmer. We are the living seed bank.

There are quite a few of us growing what is considered very small plots- I have 30 acres in this year, but most years it is just 5-7 acres. For the other 20 or so farmers it is the same. But we have gotten the seeds now back growing with First Nation people and home gardeners...we have just done it. We are keeping the oldest landrace of wheat brought to the Americas before Columbus (the current theory is that it came via Portuguese sailors) going. It is a tall wheat with low yielding highly flavored golden grains. it is spectacular really. I fell in love with it and so have others who grow it.