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Kentucky Heirloom Seeds : Growing, Eating, Saving /

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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Auteurs principaux: Best, Billy F., 1935- (Auteur), Adams, Dobree (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.