Saving seeds, preserving taste : heirloom seed savers in Appalachia / Bill Best ; foreword by Howard L. Sacks

Author:: Best, Billy F., 1935-
Additional Titles:: Heirloom seed savers in Appalachia
Published:: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2013.
Physical Description:: xviii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Contents:

Heritage fruit and heirloom seeds -- Beans -- Tomatoes -- Heritage apples -- Corn -- Candyroasters -- Cucumbers -- Seed savers -- Seeds, family, community, and traditions -- Keepers and distributors of the seeds.

Subject(s):

Seeds—Harvesting—Appalachian Region, Southern
Vegetables—Seeds—Appalachian Region, Southern
Vegetables—Heirloom varieties—Appalachian Region, Southern
Fruit—Seeds—Appalachian Region, Southern
Fruit—Heirloom varieties—Appalachian Region, Southern
Seed exchanges—Appalachian Region, Southern

ISBN:

9780821420492 (pb : alk. paper)
0821420496 (pb : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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