The Pavlovsk seed bank in St. Petersburg future hangs in the balance, the plants planned destruction is sparking fears for the future of food security. Slow Food has joined the protest against the planned destruction of Europe’s largest repository of rare berries and fruit. The Russian Government plans to demolish the building to make way for apartments. There are tens of thousands of living varieties of fruit and other crops, 90% of which are not found anywhere else in the world. Read the full story.