Seed: The Untold Story Page #4

the most radical we've had

since the last ice age.

This is happening at

an unprecedented rate

and it's putting pressure on

the diversity of life forms.

You know this is the

driest they have seen

since 119 years.

The Golden state's drought

the worst in over 1000 years.

In northern New Mexico,

we have a series of

drier and drier years.

Normally, this time of the year,

we're going to get

ready for planting,

but there's not any moisture.

Usually, you'll hit a wet spot.

Lot of the animals begin to

feel the effects of the drought.

They consumed probably

a third of our corn

and all of our beans.

It's tough for everybody.

(calm but somber

woodwinds music)

Our corn is among

the few places

that is environmentally

adapted to drought.

The Hopi grow corn

with no irrigation.

All of our ceremonies

are for rain.

(drums beat in unison)

You petition the clouds

to come and bless us.

We say in our prayers,

may the cloud people come.

(thunder claps)

May the Cachina people come

and visit us and bring us rain.

May the corn grow up and

produce their young ones.

You never lose faith

in the cloud people.

This is a way that my

prayers have been answered.

One day,

our corn will become very, very

valuable to human survival.

I was very, very fortunate

when I was a child,

there was a fantastic tree.

My tree began from

a tiny little seed

and I spent hours and hours up

in the branches of that tree.

And how magic that it could

actually grow into a big tree.

That tree is still

in the garden today.

(moves into calm, upbeat music)

Seeds are so crafty.

There is a power, it's a magic.

To me it's magic.

It's a life force is so strong.

There are seeds

that rely on fire

There are seeds that tangle

up in the hair of an animal

They get carried for miles

There are seeds

that can't germinate

unless they pass through

the gut of an animal.

Darwin was amazed

that a seed grew

after it had been 21 hours

in the stomach of an owl.

A seed is a doorway

between the life

of the old plant

and its gift to the new plant.

Our teachers are the plants.

And they're teaching us

that they have to

sacrifice themselves

in order to be able

to give something

to the next generation.

It's a form of reincarnation.

(moves into serene

and calm violin music)

[Patrick] Come on in.

Come on in.

Hello Hello.

Come on in, welcome.

Oh my gosh.

Oh my gosh this is amazing!

Check it out, Check it out.

This is how we roll.

That's why they

call me the corn,

they call me the corn hippie.

Guys, This is unbelievable.

There's so much corn here,

I mean, right here in

these bags right here.

This one has 87

different kinds of corn

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