The story of seeds : from Mendel's garden to your plate, and how there's more of less to eat around the world / Nancy F. Castaldo.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016Description: 136 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0544320239
- 9780544320239
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 581.467 C346 | Checked out | 06/10/2024 | 33111008154961 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 581.467 C346 | Checked out | 06/10/2024 | 33111008386332 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Something as small as a seed can have a worldwide impact. Did you know there are top-secret seed vaults hidden throughout the world? And once a seed disappears, that's it--it's gone forever? With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling--of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. With a global cast of men and women, scientists and laypeople, and photographic documentation, Nancy Castaldo chronicles where our food comes from, and more importantly, where it is going as she digs deeper into the importance of seeds in our world. This empowering book also calls young adult readers to action with suggestions as to how they can preserve the variety of one of our most valuable food sources through simple everyday actions. Readers of Michael Pollen will enjoy the depth and fascinatingly intricate social economy of seeds.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Seeds at risk -- Seed pioneers -- Spoils of war -- Variety is the spice of life -- The new genetics -- A return to heirlooms -- The ultimate safety net -- Hope and action -- Call to action.
"With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling--of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. With a global cast of men and women, scientists and laypeople, and photographic documentation, Nancy Castaldo chronicles where our food comes from, and more importantly, where it is going as she digs deeper into the importance of seeds in our world"--Amazon.com.