Tyler Levine’s seed story begins with her recognition of similarities between the proliferation and growth of seeds and her personal growth in a sometimes fragmented world. Beginning with a 6th grade sustainability project, Tyler goes from feeling safe only under a canopy of leaves to becoming a dynamic sustainability champion, and learns to embrace the agency she has discovered in cultivating and saving seeds. As vital to the world at large as they are to her own being, seeds demonstrate the importance of resilience and diversity in life.