Abstract: An innovative modular indoor growing system uses a holistic approach that includes an heirloom/ancestral seed collection sourced from global seed banks, an in-home easy-to-use production system, passport-style information for people to explore or experience the global seed diversity of a crop, onboard sensors and cameras for real-time monitoring of the crop, virtual assistance facilitating the selection, development, and creation of new varieties, and a crowd sourced data collection network that relies on artificial intelligence to build a state-of-the-art knowledge base for product optimization and consumer intelligence.