Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds

by Scott Chaskey

Book Overview

Scott Chaskey--working farmer, poet, and spiritual father of the community farming movement--considers "the web of biodiversity and resilience at the heart of our cultural inheritance" by masterfully weaving history, politics, botany, literature, mythology, and memoir into a beautiful and instructive book.

It's hard to think of a subject more fundamental to the sustenance of the human race than seeds. Having coevolved with the Earth's plants,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609615034
• ISBN13: 9781609615031
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"