Photographer Rob Kesseler and seed morphologist Wolfgang Stuppy present a natural history of seeds illustrated with close up photographs and scanning electron micorgraphs.

We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee beans help fuel the Enlightenment, and cottonseed help spark the Industrial Revolution. And from the Fall of Rome to the Arab Spring, the fate of nations...

Explores the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce.

Seed to Seed is a complete seed-saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds of 160 different vegetables. This book contains detailed information about each vegetable, including its botanical classification, flower structure and means of pollination, required population size, isolation distance, techniques for caging or hand-pollination, and also the proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing the seeds. Seed...

An exploration of the different ways seeds are dispersed into the environment.

As Brother and Sister help Mama plant seeds in the garden, they discover the importance of seeds and how they become useful and important plants.

Describes some of the ways that weeds live and grow in the most hostile environments, such as a tangle of tree roots or a crack in the cellar of an old house, where other plants cannot thrive.

At no time in our history have Americans been more obsessed with food. Options -- including those for local, sustainable, and organic food -- seem limitless. And yet, our food supply is profoundly at risk. Farmers and gardeners a century ago had five times the possibilities of what to plant than farmers and gardeners do today; we are losing untold numbers of plant varieties to genetically modified industrial monocultures. In her latest work of literary...

Nut Butter is a guide for those looking to make their own nut butters, as well as to incorporate more nut butter into your life in a healthy way. After making countless nut butters over the years, from some major hits (Cinnamon Snickerdoodle was a happy accident) to some, well...odder, concoctions (don't ever make balsamic nut butter!), Julie and Carolyn share their wisdom so that you can make the perfect nut butter at home, too. All recipes will...

The tiny seed tells the story of a tiny seed that floats across the sky and eventually becomes a giant flower. Pancakes, pancakes! presents the story of Jack who is hungry for a big, delicious pancake breakfast. But first his mother needs various ingredients for the meal. Will Jack ever get his pancakes? Walter the baker's cat spills the milk and Walter must make the sweet rolls with water. The duke is very upset and threatens to banish the baker...