Seed Savers

Memories of a Life Spent Saving Seeds

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Iowa, Seed Savers, Decorah, Book Review, Organic Gardening, Books, Seeds, Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Books We Love, Food News
Kurt Michael Friese

Very few people in Iowa have had a greater impact on the movement to protect real food than Diane Ott Whealy, the author of a new memoir detailing a life obsessed with seeds and soil, farm and family.

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Every Seed Has A Story

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Iowa, Diane Ott Whealy, Perennial Plate, Daniel Klein, Seed Savers, Preserve, Heirloom, Food News
Daniel Klein

Along our road trip across the United States, we are filming a lot more than we are able to fit into the weekly episodes. Crossing Iowa, there were s...

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Planting an Urban Orchard

Wesley Epplin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apple Orchard, Food Movement, Orchard, Dave Snyder, Raft, Renewing Ameria's Food Traditions, Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, Seed Savers, Chicago Rarities Orchard Project, Uncommon Ground, Local Food Movement, Svalbard Global Seed Bank, Slow Food USA, Slow Food Chicago, Urban Orchard, Crop, Neighborspace, Chicago News
Wesley Epplin

Where will your next slice of apple pie come from? What if it came from apples you've never tasted before that were grown in your city? In Chicago, this hypothetical could soon be a reality.

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