Jailed as a scapegoat for Stalin's famines, Vavilov had traveled over five continents, collected hundreds of thousands of seeds in an effort to outline the ancient centers of agricultural diversity. Gary Paul Nabhan weaves together Vavilov's story with his own expeditions to Earth's richest agricultural landscapes and the cultures that tend them.
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"Nabhan makes important connections between culture and food scarcity. Hey, food scarcity is real,just talk to my friends from around the world. We need to think of ways to help before it's too late. (Stepping off my soap box.)" — Mary (5 out of 5 stars)
"Nabhan makes important connections between culture and food scarcity. Hey, food scarcity is real,just talk to my friends from around the world. We need to think of ways to help before it's too late. (Stepping off my soap box.)"
" Half biography and half adventure, this book takes us around the globe in search of food security through seed variety. Fascinating to learn more about the origins of food crops, as well as the obsession of one man. "
" Reads like a thriller with excellent food porn value! "
" A story of a great man. "
" This was a fascinating, yet impersonal, look at Nikolay Vavilov's life. It was very interesting to see the contrast between today and Vavilov's time when Nabhan revisited some of Vavilov's field sites. "
" This is a beautifully written story that brings a historical perspective to seed/biodiversity crisis we face today. "
Gary Paul Nabhan is the Kellogg Endowed Chair at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center. He is the author or editor of more than thirty books, including Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land; Where Our Food Comes From; and Renewing America’s Food Traditions. Honored with a MacArthur “genius” award, a Lannan Literary Fellowship, the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing, and other awards, Gary is recognized as the father of the local food movement.
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