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Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste; Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia

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A new book by Bill Best published by the Ohio University Press. The book is a result of a lifetime of experiences, six years of work, thousands of miles of travel to visit seed savers, and hundreds of hours of time. It was recently reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly.

Signed copies can be purchased for $25.50. 

For information on other books Best has written, contact him at [email protected]

Books We Like:

  • IN PRAISE OF TOMATOES -- This book, by noted food author, Ronni Lundy, celebrates heirloom tomatoes and their many uses.
  • RENEWING AMERICA'S FOOD TRADITIONS  -- Edited by Gary Paul Nabham, this book makes a case for maintaining, growing and utilizing traditional foods, both plant and animal.
  • CORNBREAD NATION 3 -- Edited by Ronni Lundy, this book contains forty-six stories, essays, articles and poems about foods of the Southern Appalachians and places where Mountaineers have migrated and taken their foods with them.

Links We Like:

  • theidlemind          David Best, member of the Kentucky Artist and Craftsman Guild, crafts ball point and fountain pens, among many other beautiful and unique items.  Many of the wood crafts he creates are made from our kiln dried lumber.
  • Kentuckyliveedge     Drew Gahafer creates one-of-a kind artistic tables, tabletops, desks and benches using live edge lumber -- some of it from our kiln dried cherry boards.
  • A guide to organic food and more.
  • ​www.TennesseeFarmTable.com Amy Campbell (artist/writer)

Videos We Like:

  • Irina Stoenescu, Food Historian interviews Bill Best of the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture center near Berea, Kentucky, USA.
  • Meet Bill Best, heirloom bean and tomato farmer from Berea, Kentucky. 
  • Click HERE to watch the KENTUCKY LIFE feature video about Bill Best, Heirloom Seeds, and the Seed Savers Convention at the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center. Fast forward to the fifteen minute mark if you want to skip the part about Kentucky Mussels.....
  • A great video from Southern Foodways.............. Meet Bill Best, heirloom bean and tomato farmer from Berea, Kentucky.
  • UK First Friday Presentation, featuring Bill Best  ​
    Click HERE
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