The Quest to Save the World’s Most Coveted Chocolate is an engaging story in Smithsonian Magazine about Ecuador’s ancient, iconic Nacional cacao. It came out three years ago, but I only just came acro...

Carolina Gold is another one of those stories that we kept coming back to, and that I now want to recap as part of our anniversary celebrations. Before the U.S. Civil War, Carolina Gold was the domina...

I've been following the vineyards of Pompeii for quite a while, it turns out. Maybe because archaeology and wine are two of my favourite things. As part of our anniversary celebrations, here's a recap...

Twenty years ago this month, the Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog was born. Typically, the first thing we wrote about was a genebank in crisis. In October 2006, Typhoon Xangsane -- known locally as Mi...

Two recent stories about Indigenous seed rematriation sparked some reminiscing, and a reflection about what genebanks might need to do differently. In her Ambrook piece, Emma Glassman-Hughes follows t...

Herbaria viva: proto-genebanks of Mendel’s contemporaries in Moravia. The early 19th century living plant collections of Moravia (the world Mendel grew up in) were a kind of proto-genebank, systematic...

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Organic gardening has surged in popularity over the years, not just as a hobby but as a lifestyle. People are now more conscious about where their food comes from and how it’s grown. If you're someone who’s dipped their toes into organic gardening—or maybe you’re just starting to—there’s one word you’ve likely come across: heirloom seeds. But what exactly are they, and why are they so crucial to organic gardening?