Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste: Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia

Love it. Easy to use and compact

How our heirloom foods were preserved, propagated, and grown are a vital connection to our heritage, and point the way to restoring our abbreviated food system. Bill Best brings his experience and knowledge to these subjects in an informative and enjoyable read. And for those of us in Kentucky he is a local treasure- farming in Berea and selling his heritage foods at the Lexington Farmers Market.

I am a huge believer in saving seeds and planting heirloom varieties, and I do for the most part. I bought some bean seeds and a few other vegetables from the author's organization and I think what he is doing is great. The beans were awesome!! On the book... I thought it was more about the process of saving seeds, what and how to do, etc. It is more of a collection of stories about the people that have saved different bean varieties and such. It just wasn't what I was really expecting and I found it a bit boring, but would probably appeal to folks that were interested in that part of "bean history."

This book was great. IT was so much fun to read. Reminds me of my years growing up. I learned a lot about beans and their history. Recommend this book to anyone.Also gave lots of information on growing other vegetables.

The author is very knowledgeable and passionate about his subject. He communicates to his readers the importance of saving original seed before it is contaminated by commercial products.

For anyone interested in vegetable gardening this book is a must read. Loved the stories about seed savers. Also easy to understand directions for saving seeds.

Very interesting. I ordered some of these seeds from bill best and can't wait to start my own family tradition

Great book. Good information, and also very entertaining.