Kentucky Heirloom Seeds: Growing, Eating, Saving

by Bill Best

Book Overview

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 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 been quietly persisting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081318374X
• ISBN13: 9780813183749
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up