What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds
by Jennifer Jewel. Timber Press. 2023
In What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological and Cultural Significance of Seeds, Jewel looks at the science of seeds and seed dispersal, as well as the socio-economic factors influencing the availability of seeds. She intersperses journal entries (mostly about wild plants in her landscape) with information on seed politics. Jewel complements the discouraging news about seed patenting, GMOs and lack of genetic diversity with positive stories of the activists who are keeping heirloom varieties alive.
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