Candace Krebs The Ag Journal Seeds of heirloom corn and other food crops are a collective inheritance that should be carefully stewarded with special regard for the ancient ancestors who did the wise work to bring them into being, according to a leader in the seed saving movement. Rowen White is the founder of the Indigenous Seed Keeping Network. She lives and works on a 10-acre farm in northern California that serves as a living seed bank with more than 400 varieties of heirloom crops. White talked about the importance of reciprocity and accountability, at a time when so much of seed development has been privatized, during a recent grain forum hosted by the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in collaboration with the Colorado Grain Chain and Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.