Episode 2 continues the Strain Hunters Kyrgyzstan expedition. The journey is an opportunity to think beyond a strain name: what is lost when the place, people and knowledge connected to a living genetic line are forgotten? This series comes from Green House Seed Co, a company CloneBuzzz Genetics buys from.
Watch Episode 2 on YouTube. If you are new to this expedition, begin with Episode 1.
Genetics have context
To value a plant only for its label is to miss the human story around it. Preservation can begin with keeping a living line, but it also asks us to pay attention to the knowledge and communities associated with that line. The film is one perspective on an expedition, not the final word on a place or its people.
Why CloneBuzzz Genetics is sharing this series
We buy from Green House Seed Co. In South Africa, our own work is supplying living clones to preserve and safeguard distinctive genetics. We want our country to treat the plant seriously as part of a culture and way of life with its own identity, not reduce it to drugs or smoking. That mission travels with us as we watch stories from elsewhere.
Editor's note: This introduction is based on the episode title, our buying relationship and our perspective. We have not reviewed the footage or verified its locations, participants or historical claims; please watch before publishing.