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Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds -signed HCDJ
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eBay item number:196649800404
Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Signed By
- Scott Chaskey
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Edition
- First Edition
- Pages
- 240
- Publication Date
- 2014-01-21
- Personalized
- Yes
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9781609615031
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
1609615034
ISBN-13
9781609615031
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167577303
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seedtime : on the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), Life Sciences / Botany, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Life Sciences / Horticulture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-038331
Reviews
"Brilliant book, highly important and beautifully written"- SOUTH SHORE PRESS "The book is a beautiful and poetic exploration of the history, husbandry, and promise of seeds. It is a celebration of the very essence of the cycles of nature…It is a book that you want to hold and read with time so as to savor the depth and richness of the words."- PRETTY MEDICINE (Maria Bowling), The book is a beautiful and poetic exploration of the history, husbandry, and promise of seeds. It is a celebration of the very essence of the cycles of nature...It is a book that you want to hold and read with time so as to savor the depth and richness of the words., "Brilliant book, highly important and beautifully written" -- SOUTH SHORE PRESS "The book is a beautiful and poetic exploration of the history, husbandry, and promise of seeds. It is a celebration of the very essence of the cycles of nature...It is a book that you want to hold and read with time so as to savor the depth and richness of the words." -- PRETTY MEDICINE (Maria Bowling)
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
631.5/21
Synopsis
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, insects, and animals, seeds are entwined with the core myths of ancient cultures and the development of human consciousness. Their story remains vitally important today, as the corporations that manufacture GMOs threaten our food security and the future of seed-cultivated agriculture. The stakes, for those concerned with preserving biodiversity and ecological integrity, are high. Balancing a wide view of politics and history, Chaskey alights from life on the farm he has cultivated for 25 years to conjure Gregor Mendel's breeding experiments that yielded our modern understanding of genetics; he also introduces us to several "bioneers," such as the geobotanist Nikolay Vavilov and agriculturalist Cary Fowler, who are preserving global biodiversity through seeds. Integrating scholarship with accessible storytelling, Seedtime is a celebration as well as a call to action urging us to renew our role as citizens of nature, in ecologist Aldo Leopold's phrase, not as conquerors of it., 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, insects, and animals, seeds are entwined with the core myths of ancient cultures and the development of human consciousness. Their story remains vitally important today, as the corporations that manufacture GMOs threaten our food security and the future of seed-cultivated agriculture. The stakes, for those concerned with preserving biodiversity and ecological integrity, are high. Balancing a wide view of politics and history, Chaskey alights from life on the farm he has cultivated for 25 years to conjure Gregor Mendel's breeding experiments that yielded our modern understanding of genetics; he also introduces us to several "bioneers," such as the geobotanist Nikolay Vavilov and agriculturalist Cary Fowler, who are preserving global biodiversity through seeds. Integrating scholarship with accessible storytelling, Seedtime is a celebration as well as a call to action urging us to renew our role as citizens of nature, in ecologist Aldo Leopold's phrase, not as conquerors of it.
LC Classification Number
SB117.C4385 2014
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- s***s (1273)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseTerrific seller! Item as described; excellent packing and fast shipping. Thanks!THE WORLDWIDE MACHINEA NOVEL BY PAOLO VOLPONI 1967 First Printing HCDJ (#196616970743)
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