Nibbles: Corn, Saffron, Pacific, Carrots, Food, Quarantine, Medicinal plants

“Can corn be taught to fix its own nitrogen?” Probably not.
Many saffron clones identical shock.
New Agriculturist on agrobiodiversity conservation and use in the Pacific in general and Pohnpei in particular. Go Local!
An idiosyncratic take on carrot diversity and history.
The Indigenous Food Systems Network has a new website. h/t PAR
Landscape of Quarantine, an exhibition that addresses, among other things, the spread of pests and diseases.
Semillas Sagradas — Sacred Seeds.