Chatting Books Online Year 2, Day 124. Today’s featured book is:Preserving Our Roots : My Journey to Save Seeds and Stories by John Coykendall and Christina Melton.
Did you know that it is thought that over 94% of fruits and vegetables that were grown 100 years ago are functionally extinct today ? When I read that statement first I had to learn what "Functionally Extinct" means . It means that while there may be some of that variety of butter bean seeds in your grandmothers back fridge most people don't know they exist and cannot access them - so "functionally extinct". The gentleman who wrote this book made it his life's work to collect seeds and stories , centered mainly in his home community of Washington Parish , Louisiana.
The book is a collection of stories about and from the people, pictures and information on the seeds he has saved , and recipes of home cooking type foods to make once you have grown the seeds. It has delicious recipes for things like Collard Greens, Cornpone, Sweet Potatoe Pie, Fig Preserves and much more.
This treasure trove of home cooking and stories was published by LSU Press , it is 190 full color pages, hardcover bound and currently sells for $39.95 a copy.
To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours, order through our website , or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you.
