The idea for the organization began to germinate 16 years ago .
文斯在16年前就萌发了创建这样一个组织的想法。
And although the seeds of some plants don 't remain viable for long , the seeds of others can germinate after sitting in the soil for decades or ( occasionally ) centuries .
虽然很多种植物的种子时间久了就不能再萌发,但是有另外一下埋在地下几十年甚至数个世纪后仍能发芽。
But as my friend flemming says , sometimes you have to wait for the old deadwood hogging all the sunlight to collapse before the new seeds can germinate ( or else you need to be a fungus ) .
The point is that theses seeds aren 't going to be " cared for , " rather they 're going to be dispersed , and each seed will rely on the luck of its landing to germinate and grow .