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Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Connections to landscape are uniquely bound to cultures, communities, families, and individuals. Beliefs about the functions of landscape vary, and are reflected in the connections. To some, a relationship with the land is as vital as the food and air it produces, while others view it solely as a source of income. Regardless of the belief, life on earth is not sustainable without ecological connections. Traditional land use practices offer a wealth...
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This project explores the significance of seed saving as an integral part of sustainable agriculture through the lens of social-ecological resilience. In order to take a deeper look at seed saving and its relationship to social-ecological resilience on a regional scale, this research examines the practices of three culturally distinct seed-saving organizations in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado--an indigenous pueblo organization, a multi-generational...
19) Vegetables
Series
Lost crops of Africa volume 2
Publisher
National Academy Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
We are a democracy of gardeners yet, with few exceptions, the garden is presented as the province of the privileged. Garden writing tends to exclude the stories of the ethnic peoples who have shaped our landscape for centuries--the idea of the garden has been stripped of its cultural weight. Gardener and writing teacher Klindienst speaks directly to this gap in our understanding, exploring the deeper implications of what it means to cultivate a garden...