Congress Seed Program's Historic Impact
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Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk | Thor Hanson

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Thor Hanson is a biologist and author whose books include Triumph and Close to Home.
He says US senators and members of Congress provided vast numbers of seeds to constituents from 1862 until 1923 .
At its peak, the congressional seed distribution program delivered over 60 m seed packets to farmers and market gardeners every year .
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