Science and Nature

Deeply Rooted: John Coykendall's Journey to Save Our Seeds and Stories

John Coykendall, a renowned seed saver, classically trained artist and master gardener, has been preserving the seeds, traditions, oral histories and foodways of a small rural farming community in Louisiana. The documentary chronicles how he has tracked down and safeguarded rare and heirloom varieties of crops historically grown in the region and safely returned them to farmers.

Deeply Rooted

56m 46s

John Coykendall, a renowned seed saver, classically trained artist and master gardener, has been preserving the seeds, traditions, oral histories and foodways of a small rural farming community in Louisiana. The documentary chronicles how he has tracked down and safeguarded rare and heirloom varieties of crops historically grown in the region and safely returned them to farmers.

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    Deeply Rooted

    56m 46s

    John Coykendall, a renowned seed saver, classically trained artist and master gardener, has been preserving the seeds, traditions, oral histories and foodways of a small rural farming community in Louisiana. The documentary chronicles how he has tracked down and safeguarded rare and heirloom varieties of crops historically grown in the region and safely returned them to farmers.

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