309- The Vault

<p>Svalbard is a remote Norwegian archipelago with reindeer, Arctic foxes and only around 2,500 humans -- but it is also home to a vault containing seeds for virtually every edible plant one can imagine. The mountainside Crop Trust facility has thousands of varieties of coconuts, corn, rice and more, serving as a seed backup for humanity. For each crop, there’s an envelope with 500 seeds.</p> <p>This <a href="http://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2018/01/26/the-vault" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">featured episode from the show “Endless Thread”</a> explores an unusual reserve of invaluable resources. Plus, Emmett tells about another seed bank in more precarious part of the world.</p> <p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=25083&amp;post_type=episode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Vault</a></p>