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1 online resource (pages) |
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Includes index. |
| 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. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
The Brown Goose, the White Case Knife, Ora's Speckled Bean, Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter?-?these are just a few of the heirloom fruits and vegetables you'll encounter in Bill Best's remarkable history of seed saving and the people who preserve both unique flavors and the Appalachian culture associated with them. As one of the people at the forefront of seed saving and trading for over fifty years, Best has helped preserve numerous varieties of beans, tomatoes, corn, squashes, and other fruits and vegetables, along with the family stories and experiences that are a fundamental part of th. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Seeds -- Harvesting -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Vegetables -- Seeds -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Vegetables -- Heirloom varieties -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Fruit -- Seeds -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Fruit -- Heirloom varieties -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Seed exchanges -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Fruit -- Heirloom varieties.
(OCoLC)fst00935592
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Fruit -- Seeds.
(OCoLC)fst00935638
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Seed exchanges. (OCoLC)fst01111053
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Seeds -- Harvesting.
(OCoLC)fst01111136
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Vegetables -- Heirloom varieties.
(OCoLC)fst01164814
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Vegetables -- Seeds.
(OCoLC)fst01164856
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Appalachian Region, Southern. (OCoLC)fst01864776
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| Added Title |
Heirloom seed savers in Appalachia |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780821420492 0821420496 (DLC) 2012050529 |
| ISBN |
082144462X (electronic bk.) |
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9780821444627 (electronic bk.) |
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