The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food

Janisse Ray

ISBN 10: 1603583068 / ISBN 13: 9781603583060

Published by Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 2013

About this Item

2012. First Edition. Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366. . . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781603583060

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603583068
• ISBN 13: 9781603583060
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Of the thousands of seed varieties available at the turn of the 20th century, 94 per cent have been lost - forever. Janisse Ray brings us the inspiring stories of gardeners whose aim is to save time-honoured open-pollinated varieties that will be lost if people don't grow, save, and swap the seeds. Ray introduces readers to dozens of seed savers like the eccentric sociology professor she dubs 'Tomato Man' and Maine farmer Will Bonsall, the 'Noah' of seed-saving who juggles hundreds of seeds, many only grown by him. And Ray tells her own story - of watching her grandma save squash seed; of her own first tiny garden at the edge of a junkyard; of falling in love with heirloom and local varieties as a young woman' and the one seed - Conch cowpea - that got away from her. The Seed Underground reminds us that while our underlying health, food security, and sovereignty may be at stake as seeds disappear, so, too, are the stories, heritage, and history that passes between people as seeds are passed from hand to hand.

About the Author

Writer, naturalist, and activist Janisse Ray is a seed-saver, seed-exchanger and seed-banker, and has gardened for twenty-five years. She is the author of several books, including Pinhook and Ecology of a Cracker Childhood. She attempts to live a simple, sustainable life on a farm in southern Georgia with her husband, Raven Walters.