Filled with gorgeous full-color illustrations on every page, this visual guide to seed saving practices and traditions will inspire you to plant, save, eat, and craft with seeds—with 60 projects and interviews with seed keepers from around the world.
Outdoor educator, cultural anthropologist, and artist, Dr. Meg Handler introduces simple and powerful practices that will connect you to the natural world, wherever you live. Readers will find:
- Techniques to save and grow their own seeds, including over a dozen types of vegetables, grains, fruits, and flowers.
- Activities and information on how to gather common native and wild seeds in their neighborhood and local nature areas.
- Craft projects and recipes that transform seeds into musical instruments, games, clothing, jewelry, and nourishing snacks.
- Inspiring true stories from seed keepers from different cultures and regions of the United States, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East.
This book will inspire all ages to learn how to grow their own food, forage, and sprout seeds.