Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste: Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia

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Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste saving seeds, preserving taste h e i r l o o m s e e d s a v e rs i n a pp a l a c h i a Bill Best Ohio University Press Athens Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 ohioswallow.com© 2013 by Ohio University Press All rights reserved To obtain permission to quote, reprint, or otherwise reproduce or distribute material from Ohio University Press publications, please contact our rights and permissions department at (740) 593-1154 or (740) 593-4536 (fax). Printed in the United States of America Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper ™ 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Best, Billy F., 1935– Saving seeds, preserving taste : heirloom seed savers in Appalachia / Bill Best. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8214-2049-2 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8214-4462-7 (electronic) 1. Seeds—Harvesting—Appalachian Region, Southern. 2. Vegetables—Seeds— Appalachian Region, Southern. 3. Vegetables—Heirloom varieties—Appalachian Region, Southern. 4. Fruit—Seeds—Appalachian Region, Southern. 5. Fruit— Heirloom varieties—Appalachian Region, Southern. 6. Seed exchanges— Appalachian Region, Southern. I. Title. II. Title: Heirloom seed savers in Appalachia. SB118.38.B47 2013 631.5’2097569—dc23 2012050529 ...