Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds

Host Francesca Rheannon talks with Scott Chaskey about his book Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds.

The book was published in 2014 by Rodale Press. 

Chaskey is manager of the Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett, New York’s first Community Supported Agriculture organic farm. The farm is owned by the Peconic Land Trust; an organization devoted to preservation of farms and open space on Long Island’s east end.  

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notes: Mr. Chaskey talks about seed saving and the Seed Savers exchange  a non-profit organization in Iowa that preserves heirloom plant varieties through regeneration, distribution and seed exchange. It is one of the largest nongovernmental seedbanks in the United States.

Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds

Host Francesca Rheannon talks with Scott Chaskey about his book Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds.

The book was published in 2014 by Rodale Press. 

Chaskey is manager of the Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett, New York’s first Community Supported Agriculture organic farm. The farm is owned by the Peconic Land Trust; an organization devoted to preservation of farms and open space on Long Island’s east end.  

Listen here

notes: Mr. Chaskey talks about seed saving and the Seed Savers exchange  a non-profit organization in Iowa that preserves heirloom plant varieties through regeneration, distribution and seed exchange. It is one of the largest nongovernmental seedbanks in the United States.