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1 online resource (pages) |
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text file |
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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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Seeds -- Harvesting -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Seeds -- Harvesting. |
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Southern Appalachian Region. |
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Vegetables -- Seeds -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Vegetables -- Seeds. |
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Vegetables -- Heirloom varieties -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Vegetables -- Heirloom varieties. |
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Vegetables. |
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Fruit -- Seeds -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Fruit -- Seeds. |
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Fruit -- Heirloom varieties -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Fruit -- Heirloom varieties. |
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Fruit. |
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Seed exchanges -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Seed exchanges. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Heirloom seed savers in Appalachia |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780821420492 0821420496 (DLC) 2012050529 |
| ISBN |
082144462X (electronic book) |
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9780821444627 (electronic book) |
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9780821420492 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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0821420496 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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