As part of the 2022 Discussion Series, we hosted a roundtable about seed work called Planning for Seedy Futures. Below is a list of readings and resources offered by our panelists: Amirah Mitchell, Maritza Geronimo, Sophia Doyle, Mehmet Öztan, and Jim Embry. Enjoy!
Visual Art
- 3 visual pieces by Diana Morales (Instagram @arte.es.medicina) "Seed Memory", "Con esta semillas te digo quien soy", and "Caminando"
Poetry
- South Central Farmers Poem by Cherrie Moraga (pdf)
Books
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Sacred Seed; ed. Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW)
Articles
- Cup of Carver: George Washington Carver and the Biodynamic Movement; Jim Embry, Biodynamic Association
- Both Community and Garden Grow in ‘Seedfolks’; NPR (includes audio option)
- Wings of life: Local photographer, environmentalist spreads the buzz about pollinators; Ricki Barker, Richmond Register
- In Search of George Washington Carver’s True Legacy; Rachel Kaufman, Smithsonian Magazine
Essays
- Seeding Stardust; Jim Embry, Humans & Nature
- Empire of Seeds: The Life and Dreams of Esiah Levy; by Ruby Tandoh
- Fugitive Seeds by Christian Brooks Keeve
- Review of Sacred Seed: A Collection of Essays; Kosmos Journal
- Sacred Seeds: A Journey to the Past to Chart a New Future; Michaela Jones (Points West Online)
Videos / Movies / Documentaries
- Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: Turkish Cuisine with Mehmet Öztan (Film: 29:28min)
- Our Seeds are Our Stories; Gaia Foundation (online storytelling event)
- Seed Mother: Coming Home; Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance
- The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement; Isaac Goeckeritz
Interactive
- A Quiet Revolution: Inside the hidden worlds of London’s seed savers; Gaia Foundation / London Freedom Seed Bank
Resources / Orgs / Profiles
- Rowen’s Story; Sierra Seeds
- Sacred Seed
- George Washington Carver: A World-Famous Scientist, Inventor and Educator; National Peanut Board
- George Washington Carver’s Tuskegee Institute Experiment Station Bulletins; National Agricultural Library