{"product_id":"breed-your-own-vegetable-varieties-the-gardeners-and-farmers-guide-to-plant-breeding-and-seed-saving-2nd-edition-9781890132729","title":"Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll gardeners and farmers should be plant breeders, says author Carol Deppe. Developing new vegetable varieties doesn't require a specialized education, a lot of land, or even a lot of time. It can be done on any scale. It's enjoyable. It's deeply rewarding. You can get useful new varieties much faster than you might suppose. And you can eat your mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthoritative and easy-to-understand, \u003cem\u003eBreed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving\u003c\/em\u003e is the only guide to plant breeding and seed saving for the serious home gardener and the small-scale farmer or commercial grower. Discover: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to breed for a wide range of different traits (flavor, size, shape, or color; cold or heat tolerance; pest and disease resistance; and regional adaptation)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to save seed and maintain varieties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to conduct your own variety trials and other farm- or garden-based research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to breed for performance under organic or sustainable growing methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this one-size-fits-all world of multinational seed companies, plant patents, and biotech monopolies, more and more gardeners and farmers are recognizing that they need to \"take back their seeds.\" They need to save more of their own seed, grow and maintain the best traditional and regional varieties, and develop more of their own unique new varieties. \u003cem\u003eBreed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving\u003c\/em\u003e shows the way, and offers an exciting introduction to a whole new gardening adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeppe, Carol:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eOregon plant breeder Carol Deppe, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Tao of Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e, holds a PhD in biology from Harvard University and specializes in developing public-domain crops for organic growing conditions, sustainable agriculture, and human survival for the next thousand years. Carol is author of \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times\u003c\/em\u003e (Chelsea Green, 2010), \u003cem\u003eBreed Your Own Vegetable Varieties, 2nd ed.\u003c\/em\u003e (Chelsea Green, 2000), \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching: A Window to the Tao through the Words of Lao Tzu\u003c\/em\u003e (Fertile Valley Publishing, 2010), and \u003cem\u003eTaoist Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (Fertile Valley Publishing, 2014). Visit www.caroldeppe.com for articles and further adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669910393106,"sku":"9781890132729","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f2d1721-71cb-4a22-a38c-40f8495209f1.jpg?v=1733768326","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/breed-your-own-vegetable-varieties-the-gardeners-and-farmers-guide-to-plant-breeding-and-seed-saving-2nd-edition-9781890132729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}