Kentucky Heirloom Seeds : Growing, Eating, Saving /

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Saving seeds to plant for next year's crop has been key to survival around the globe for millennia. However, the twentieth century witnessed a grand takeover of seed producers by multinational companies aiming to select varieties ideal for mechanical harvest, long-distance transportation, and l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Best, Billy F., 1935- (Autor), Adams, Dobree (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Seeds > Storage.
Seeds.
Heirloom varieties (Plants)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Plantes > Varietes anciennes > Kentucky.
Semences > Entreposage > Kentucky.
Semences > Kentucky.
Heirloom varieties (Plants) > Kentucky.
Seeds > Storage > Kentucky.
Seeds > Kentucky.
Kentucky.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Seed saving: past, present, and future
  • Kentucky's seed-saving pioneers
  • Getting to know beans
  • Getting to know tomatoes
  • Letting traditions speak
  • Growing, eating, and sharing: Frank Barnett's stories
  • Seed-saving legacies
  • Practical tips for growing and saving
  • Heirloom favorites
  • Growing and sharing today
  • The high price of cheap food: a case for heirlooms.

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