I have a large bag of seeds I collected before I went carnivore. They're probably 6+ years old now I'd wager most are no longer viable. 

If you're not growing annuals each year & refreshing the seeds, they tend to become useless. 

I don't eat most vegetables now so it's not a huge loss for me. The good thing about the genetics I connect now is that they're stored living perennial plants. As long as the plant survives, so do the genetics. 

As I was driving back from the markets I couldn't help but draw similarities between genetics & information. We can share genetics with others infinitely. Like sharing ideas & information, it comes at very little cost.
 

 Information is matter and energy… in formation. 

 I love that!