by Bryan Connolly with contributing editor C.R. Lawn

A how-to for the small producer‹the best techniques for growing the seed that contains the knowledge of how to thrive, propagate and please the taste buds under local conditions. The goals of organic farming involve the principles of genetics, and this volume explains hybrid vs. open-pollinated seed. landraces, and offers the most successful propagation techniques and tips for harvesting, preparing and storing the seed youšve saved. Advice and fascinating lore, crop family by crop family. Profiles of six seed companies, part of whose business is protecting the genetic heritage of the crop plant world

Bryan Connolly is a Connecticut seed grower for Fedco and Baker Creek Seeds and an heirloom curcurbit and corn seed grower. He has worked locating heirloom varieties for seed sales. C.R. Lawn is founder of Fedco Seeds and heads the Restoring Our Seed project, which sponsors conferences and creates printed materials about saving endangered seed. Organic farmers (and all farmers and eaters) today must learn how to let no more of that vital reservoir of knowledge slip away, while using seeds to grow and sell food.