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32%OFFEli Rogosa - Restoring Heritage Grains: The Culture, Diversity, and Resilience of Landrace Wheat - 9781603586702 - V9781603586702
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Restoring Heritage Grains: The Culture, Diversity, and Resilience of Landrace Wheat

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Description for Restoring Heritage Grains: The Culture, Diversity, and Resilience of Landrace Wheat Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448.
Including recipes for baking with Einkorn Wheat is the most widely grown crop on our planet, yet industrial breeders have transformed this ancient staff of life into a commodity of yield and profit--witness the increase in gluten intolerance and 'wheat belly'. Modern wheat depends on synthetic fertilizer and herbicides that damage our health, land, water, and environment. Fortunately, heritage 'landrace' wheats that evolved over millennia in the organic fields of traditional farms do not need bio-chemical intervention to yield bountifully, are gluten-safe, have rich flavor and high nutrition. Yet the robust, majestic wheats that nourished our ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
White River Junction, United States
ISBN
9781603586702
SKU
V9781603586702
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Ref
99-15

About Eli Rogosa
When Eli Rogosa worked with traditional farmers in the Fertile Crescent, she discovered a treasure of robust heritage wheat growing in the stifling heat and drought without chemical intervention, but realized that landrace wheats are on the verge of extinction, not only in the Fertile Crescent but Europe as well. Rogosa established the Heritage Grain Conservancy to preserve rare landrace ... Read more

Reviews for Restoring Heritage Grains: The Culture, Diversity, and Resilience of Landrace Wheat
Eli Rogosa deserves credit for pioneering the current return of interest in heritage grains. In a compelling and inspiring book, she retraces her own voyage of discovery into the beauty and importance of endangered grain varieties, the tragic loss of their presence in our fields and diets, and how we can participate in returning this most ancient of foods to ... Read more

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