Links from the Seeds & Their People Workshop
On February 27, we spoke at the monthly meeting of Capital City Master Gardeners and shared some of the stories of seeds and seed people that inspire us. For those of you interested in following up on those stories, here are the links we promised to get your started.
Braiding Seeds
Soulfire Farm and Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Farming While Black, Leah Penniman
Nicolai Vavilov
Rare Russian Beekeeping Works: Vavilov and the Cornell Collection
Paintings of Wild Apples and Pears Collected by Russian Botanists
Where our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End World Famine, Gary Paul Nabha
Seed Vaults
Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the Crop Trust
Svalbard Seed Vault, Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Horace Pippin & H. R. Weaver
The Paintings of Horace Pippin: Lessons and Activities, National Gallery of Art
The Story of Fish Peppers: A Legacy of the African American Garden, Debra Freeman, Epicurious
Fish & Buena Mulata Peppers from True Love Seeds
William Woys Weaver and the Roughwood Seed Collection, rareseeds.com
Frank Morton & Wild Garden Seeds
High Mowing Organic Seeds Profile of Frank Morton, High Mowing Organic Seeds
Ira Wallace & Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast, Ira Wallace
Seed Projects
The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration, Chris Smith
Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, Ujamaa Seeds, The mission of UCFA is to increase diversity in the $15 billion dollar U.S. seed industry. We are committed to providing increased opportunities and support for growers from historically marginalized communities in the area of seed farming. To this end, the UCFA is working to bridge the gap between prospective BIPOC seed growers and seed companies.
Sand Mountain Seed Bank, North Alabama seed bank preserving regional varieties
Seeds & their People Podcast, Truelove Seeds, Interviews with Ira Wallace, Frank Morton, William Woys Weaver, and so many others, also on Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts