Jessica Blake can’t remember a time when she didn’t have a passion for the natural world, including seeds. She says she gets it from her both of her parents who are very proud of their land and that she started out as her “mom’s little helper.” “Jessica began working at the ISU SSC Seed lab as a student in the fall of 2008. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biology with an emphasis in botany, she became a full-time staff member in 2010, working in the Germination Lab until she earned her Certified Viability Technologist title. She has since earned her Registered Seed Technologist certificate and has worked in both the Health and Purity labs.