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Saving seeds, preserving taste: heirloom seed savers in Appalachia

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Best, Billy F., 1935-
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The Brown Goose, the White Case Knife, Ora's Speckled Bean, Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter?-?these are just a few of the heirloom fruits and vegetables you'll encounter in Bill Best's remarkable history of seed saving and the people who preserve both unique flavors and the Appalachian culture associated with them. As one of the people at the forefront of seed saving and trading for over fifty years, Best has helped preserve numerous varieties of beans, tomatoes, corn, squashes, and other fruits and vegetables, along with the family stories and experiences that are a fundamental part of th.
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Échanges de semences
Échanges de semences -- Appalaches (Sud)
Fruit
Fruit -- Heirloom varieties
Fruit -- Heirloom varieties -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Fruit -- Seeds
Fruit -- Seeds -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Fruits -- Semences -- Appalaches (Sud)
Fruits -- Variétés anciennes -- Appalaches (Sud)
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Harvesting
Heirloom varieties
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Légumes -- Semences -- Appalaches (Sud)
Légumes -- Variétés anciennes -- Appalaches (Sud)
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Seed exchanges
Seed exchanges -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Seeds
Seeds -- Harvesting
Seeds -- Harvesting -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Semences -- Récolte -- Appalaches (Sud)
Southern Appalachian Region
Sustainable Development
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General
Variétés anciennes
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Vegetables -- Heirloom varieties
Vegetables -- Heirloom varieties -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Vegetables -- Seeds
Vegetables -- Seeds -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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