At the Autumn Equinox, the Imperial Senate requested an appraisal on "extend upon the work of the Upwold Seed Exchange to: 1) promise companion planting with other crops in other regions 2) build seed banks which will preserve cultivars that could be lost in devastated regions, and be used in territory resilience and regrowth." There was no specific researcher was requested, so Gerard La Salle, asked Graciana i Lòpez i Guerra to consider the problem. The Freeborn prognosticator is known for her unusual techniques and novel approaches to any problem.
