The story of the seed

     Should access to healthy food be a right for everyone? Absolutely! Everyone deserves to have a healthy lifestyle, but organic and wholesome food is not within everyones reach. Many people cannot afford to buy healthy foods such as organic vegetables, free range meats, and foods made with whole grains. There are people who can only afford to buy cheaper, processed foods.      Eating processed foods and foods loaded with sugar can lead to poor health and cause dental issues which ends up being more costly than buying good food. The health issues can lead to illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Everyone was put on this Earth to live happy and healthy. But people who consume unhealthy foods are being prevented from living this lifestyle. People who eat organic foods and vegetables are more likely to live longer.      Schools do a good job of educating children about the food groups and how to have a healthy lifestyle, but many children don't have the acce

           Throughout this year-long lab, we will use the Brassica oleracea species to experiment and observe the growth and development of the plant. We will use the White Vienna Kohlrabi seeds.The seeds will be germinated and nurtured. It will experience outdoor variables, such as differing weather, animals, etc. We then will record data on our plants grown throughout the year.

      No, companies shouldn't be able to own the DNA of plants.If companies are able to own the DNA of plants, it gives them way too much control. We (government/nation) will lose grasp on the food system. That is extremely dangerous because eventually, we will lose the ability to change the problem within the nations food system. On the other hand, the government does allow modified/engineered seed DNA to be patented. It does make sense to allow the modifier to have their product patented. If someone spent a lot of time/money to modify a seed and it is definitely  different. Then they should credited by their work. But it is extremely dangerous to allow any products of nature to be modified to be owned. All in all, companies shouldn't be able/allowed to own the DNA of plants seeds.

My name is Christian Reyes. I am originally from San Jose, California but I moved to mexico in 2012 and lived there for 5 years with my family. My grandparents are from mexico and we lived 10 mins away from them. Although I have never gardened in my life, I do have an understanding and an idea of how growing plants works since I already took biology class when I went to school in mexico during 7th grade. I also have a bit of experience when it comes to making food from scratch since my grandma made corn tortillas from scratch and sold them. Making the tortillas from scratch meant starting with the corn kernels and boiling them in a giant pot until they were soft enough to be ground in a huge machine that turned the boiled corn into dough which could later be shaped into a tortilla shape and then she would cook the tortilla dough on a regular stove and the final product would be a natural and fresh tortilla.

     My name is Emily Bacher. I have lived in California my whole life. I was born in Los Gatos and then I moved to San Jose when I was four years old.      The only times I remember gardening was when I was in elementary school. I remember when my teachers use to take my class to our school garden and we would plant food, watch it grow, and then eat it when it's fully ripe. It was really fun learning about different plants and vegetables. The first thing I remember planting was tomatoes. At first it was just a seed. Then once it grew, it became green. I asked my teacher why it was green instead of red. She said, " If the tomato is green that means it's not ripe yet.". When I was in fifth grade my friend, Katie, and I had a job to plant corn. It took a really long time. But it was all worth it in the end because we got to eat it and our teacher gave us extra credit for working so hard.  If there's anyone I know who loves gardening, it would be Katie. She knows