A school in Winnipeg, Canada is making headlines after growing a squash previously thought to be extinct for hundreds of years.
According to Mother Nature Network, it was discovered on First Nations land during an archaeological dig. The historic gourd has been estimated to be approximately 800 years old, and inside of it the archaeologists found preserved, ancient seeds.
From these seeds, students at Canadian Mennonite University successfully grew a squash, and the plan is to save the seeds from the revived squash in order to grow more.
“This squash is representative of a tribe of a large community and everybody in that community having a place, and food being a right of citizenship.” – Brian Etkin, Coordinator of the Garden of Learning in Winnipeg
