The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Sephra Alexander, who calls herself the 'seed huntress,' is working to establish local seed banks in the Northeast due to their current absence in the region. Her initiative involves collecting, regenerating, and creating seed libraries for resilient and biodiverse crops, collaborating with farmers and indigenous communities.
“I'm calling myself the seed huntress. And in an effort to say that I'm on the perennial hunt to help others safeguard their wild and cultivated crops.”
“And the first thing that we're doing is we're reestablishing local seed banks. And this is important because there are no local seed banks in the Northeast.”
“And so the goal is to create a seed economy in the Northeast.”