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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Kentucky Heirloom Seeds: Growing, Eating, Saving

Kentucky Heirloom Seeds: Growing, Eating, Saving

Best, Bill
Adams, Dobree
Henderson, A. Gwynn

Paperback

Edible PlantsGeneral GardeningOrganic Gardening

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ISBN10: 081318374X
ISBN13: 9780813183749
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: Mar 15 2022
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

Saving seeds to plant for the next year's crop has been key to human survival for millennia. However, the twentieth century witnessed a grand takeover of seed production by multinational companies aiming to select varieties ideal for mechanical harvest, long-distance transportation, and long shelf life. With the rise of the Slow Food and farm-to-table movements in recent years, the farmers and home gardeners who have quietly persisted in the age-old habit of conserving heirloom plants are finally receiving credit for their vital role in preserving both good taste and the world's rich food heritage.

Kentucky Heirloom Seeds: Growing, Eating, Saving is an evocative exploration of the seed saver's art and the practice of sustainable agriculture. Bill Best and Dobree Adams begin by tracing the roots of the tradition in the state to a seven-hundred-year-old Native American farming village in north-central Kentucky. Best shares tips for planting and saving seeds for heirloom beans and tomatoes and describes his family's favorite varieties for the table. His incredible interviews with seed savers--predominately eastern Kentuckians, who for generations have worked tirelessly to preserve and share heirloom varieties to feed their families--vividly document the social relevance and historical significance of the rituals of sowing, cultivating, eating, saving, and sharing.

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