Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation

Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant ConservationForeword by Wendell Berry As biological diversity continues to shrink at an alarming rate, the loss of plant species poses a threat seemingly less visible than the loss of animals but in many ways more critical. In this book, one of America's leading ethnobotanists warns about our loss of natural vegetation and plant diversity while providing insights into traditional Native agricultural practices in the Americas. Gary Paul Nabhan here reveals the

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