Episodes
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Ep. 3: Ira Wallace and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
In this third episode, Ira Wallace from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange talks about her faves: collards and roselle. She also describes her life growing up, her work with southern and African Diasporic seeds and stories, and takes questions from Truelove Seeds apprentices (and adoring fans) Amirah Mitchell and Chris Keeve and from a visitor named Mimi.
SEED STORIES TOLD IN THIS EPISODE:
MORE INFO FROM THIS EPISODE:
- Ira Wallace: Writer, Seed Saver, Educator
- Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
- Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia, by Ira Wallace
- Collards: A Southern Tradition from Seed to Table, by Edward H. Davis and John T. Morgan
- Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land, by Leah Penniman
- Black Urban Growers Conference
ABOUT:
Seeds And Their People is a radio show where we feature seed stories told by the people who truly love them. Hosted by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds and Chris Bolden-Newsome of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden.
trueloveseeds.com/blogs/satpradio
FIND OWEN HERE:
FIND CHRIS HERE:
Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden
THANKS TO:
- Ira Wallace and Gordon Sproule
- Sara Taylor
- Julia Aguilar, Althea Baird, Chris Keeve, Amirah Mitchell, and Zoe Jeka of Truelove Seeds
- Mimi Puga
- The voices of the youth and other staff of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Ep. 2: Kristyn Leach and Namu Farm
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Welcome back to Seeds And Their People! In this second episode, Owen interviews his seed friend Kristyn about her Korean seed stories, her food, farming, and activist community, and our mutual love for Jewel in the Palace.
SEED STORIES TOLD IN THIS EPISODE:
MORE INFO FROM THIS EPISODE:
- Kristyn Leach on Instagram
- Namu Farm at Truelove Seeds
- Second Generation Seeds at Kitazawa Seed Co.
- Great Big Story (video documentary about Kristyn's work)
- Chuseok (Harvest Festival)
- Jewel in the Palace / Dae Jang Geum
ABOUT:
Seeds And Their People is a radio show where we feature seed stories told by the people who truly love them. Hosted by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds and Chris Bolden-Newsome of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden.
trueloveseeds.com/blogs/satpradio
FIND OWEN HERE:
FIND CHRIS HERE:
Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden
THANKS TO:
- Kristyn Leach
- Sara Taylor
- Laura Starecheski of Reveal
- Althea Baird, Amirah Mitchell, and Zoe Jeka of Truelove Seeds
- Adele, Elena, and Remy
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Ep. 1: Seeds And Their People - Meet Chris and Owen
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Welcome to Seeds And Their People! In our first episode, we share some seed stories that are important to us, our ancestors, and our story as partners in life and love. You'll hear about the Irish Lumper potato, the field pea, the Borlotto bean, and okra. We also share how cotton and apples helped bring us together.
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