There is a growing movement worldwide to preserve the genetic diversity of garden plants. By growing, saving, and handing down heirloom seeds, you become a steward of our diverse and fragile garden heritage. Find out more about seed saving. Read more →
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You have helped elevate the tomato to a higher pedestal
I just received your Heirloom Tomato book from Amazon and I’m gob smacked on its sheer brilliance! It is so gorgeous. You have helped elevate the tomato to a higher pedestal. Thank YOU! I have a quite a few tomato books and gardening books however your book was the most inspiring. Read more →
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Your book is inspiring and I wanted to let you know that it has made an effect
I liked tomatoes before but not feverishly. Since your Martha Stewart segment last year, I joined Tomato Mania and heirloom gardening Yahoo groups. I was very successful germinating tomatoes last year using a soilless mix. So the task wasn’t so daunting as purported to be. I had more tomato seedlings than I had room for. Read more →
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Recommended Readings
In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto. Pollan, Michael, Penguin Press (2008)
Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners. Ashworth, Suzanne, Chelsea Green Publishing (2002).
The New Seed Starters Handbook. Bubel, Nancy, Rodale Press (1988).
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America. Burr, Jr., Fearing, The American Botanist (1994) [first published in 1863].
Cooking from the Garden. Creasy, Rosalind, Sierra Club Books (1988).
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties. Deppe, Carol, Chelsea Green Publishing Co. (2000).
Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity. Fowler, Cary and Mooney, Pat, University of Arizona Press (1990).
Melons for the Passionate Grower. Goldman, Amy, Artisan Books (2002).
The Compleat Squash. Goldman, Amy, Artisan Books (2004).
The Heirloom Gardener. Jabs, Carolyn, Sierra Club (1984).
Creative Vegetable Gardening. Larkcom, Joy, Abbeville (1997).
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods. Nabhan, Gary Paul, Norton, W.W. & Co., Inc. (2001).
Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation. Nabhan, Gary Paul, North Point Press (1989).
HDRA Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. Pears, Pauline, Dorling Kindersley (2001).
The Essential Reference, Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini. Schneider, Elizabeth, William Morrow (2001).
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. Shiva, Vandana, South End Press (2000).
Heirloom Vegetables: A Home Gardener’s Guide to Finding and Growing Vegetables From The Past. Stickland, Sue, Fireside (1998).
Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature. Teitel, Martin and Wilson, Kimberley A, Park Street Press (1999).
Saving the Seed. Vellve, Renee, Earthscan Publications (1992).
Taylor’s Guide to Heirloom Vegetables. Watson, Benjamin, Houghton Mifflin (1996).
A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables: Growing and Cooking Old-Time Varieties. Yepsen, Roger, Artisan (1998).
The Edible Heirloom Garden. Periplus (2000). Creasy, Rosalind, (One in a
new Edible Garden series completed by Ms. Creasy.)
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties. Creasy, Rosalind, Chelsea
Green Publishing Co. (2000).
Shattering: Food, Politics, and the
Loss of Genetic Diversity. Fowler, Cary and Mooney, Pat, University of Arizona Press (1990).
Melons for the Passionate Grower. Goldman, Amy, Artisan Books (2002).
The Compleat Squash. Goldman, Amy,
Artisan Books (2004).
The Heirloom Gardener. Jabs, Carolyn, Sierra Club (1984).
Creative Vegetable Gardening. Larkcom, Joy, Abbeville (1997).
100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American
Garden. Male, Carolyn, Workman
Publishing (1999).
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and
Politics of Local Foods. Nabhan, Gary Paul, Norton, W.W. & Co., Inc. (2001).
Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation. Nabhan, Gary Paul, North Point Press (1989).
HDRA Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. Pears, Pauline, Dorling Kindersley (2001).
The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World. Pollan, Michael,Random House (2001).
The Essential Reference, Vegetables From Amaranth to Zucchini. Schneider, Elizabeth, William Morrow (2001).
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. Shiva, Vandana, South End Press (2000).
Heirloom Vegetables: A Home Gardener’s Guide to Finding and Growing Vegetables From The Past. Stickland, Sue, Fireside (1998).
Genetically Engineered Food: Changing th e Nature of Nature. Teitel, Martin and Wilson, Kimberley A., Park Street Press (1999).
Saving the Seed. Vellve, Renee, Earthscan Publications (1992).
Taylor’s Guide to Heirloom Vegetables. Watson, Benjamin, Houghton Mifflin (1996).
Heirloom Vegetable Gardening. Weaver, William Woys, Henry Holt & Co. (1996).
A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables: Growing and Cooking Old-Time Varieties. Yepsen, Roger, Artisan (1998).
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On-line Sources
Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC)
American Horticultural Society
American Society for Horticultural Science
ETC Group (formerly known as RAFI)
Garden Organic (Henry Doubleday Research Association)
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
International Society for Horticultural Science
National Gardening Association
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