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miraculous. Amish deer tongue lettuce seed is now offered by 23 seed catalogs and its fresh greens are found on at least 441 commercial farms. Radiator Charlie’s mortgage lifter tomato was only offered by Southern Exposure Seeds in the early eighties but is now sold by 17 different seed catalogs, and is grown on 301 commercial farms in the U.S. When we try to discern the driving factors of this re-diversification, it is clear that for the heirloom vegetables, legumes, tuber and grains we selected, the links to local identity, culture and community were important for most (12) varieties, while taste options to industrialized food (10) and promoting diversity in backyard production in urban or suburban settings were key. While the pace of the genetic engineering of transgenic crops, their patenting and licensing and potential contamination of open-pollinated vegetable and grain crops continue to worry food justice activists, potential solutions to some of these problems are now emerging. For example, the Open Source Seed Initiative has engaged the Organic Seed Alliance, small seed companies, universities and non-profits in seeking means to keep vegetable, grain, legume, and tuber varieties in the public domain rather than being further privatized. In the meantime, planting a diversity of crop species—most of them still free of any risk of GMO contamination—is the best bet for keeping variety in our produce in North America. To get such diversity out to more people—including low-income families—more than one hundred public access “seed libraries” have cropped up in the U.S. over the last five years. In addition, food justice activist Daniel Bowman Simon has alerted tens of thousands of low-income families that their SNAP benefits through USDA Food and Nutrition programs can be used to purchase heirloom vegetable seeds, seedlings and fruit tree cuttings to produce diverse food for multiple meals, rather than using the same support for purchasing just a few meals from a grocery store. Many farmers markets vendors are now regularly accepting SNAP program payments to put fresh foods and propagation materials (seeds, cuttings and tubers) in the hands of the poor, but much more needs to be done along these lines. 18
Social Network Map of Heritage Food Recovery Local Grain Econmony Social Network Map GROWERS Sossaman Farms (2012, 2013 Harvest) FILM MAKER JD Mclleland, Rise of the Grains Bond Farms (2013 Harvest) Pinacle Farms (2013 Harvest) BAKER Don Guerra, Barrio Bread RESEARCHER Maribel Alvarez SEED SAVER Gary Nabhan MILLER Jeff and Emma Zimmerman, Hayden Flour Mills RESEARCHER Chris Schmidt, Native Seeds MARKETS Arizona Whole Foods Markets BAKERS and BACKERS Chris and Marco Bianco, Pizzeria Bianco GROWERS Ramona Farms (2012 Harvest) BKW Farms (2013 Harvest) FARM TO TABLE CHEFS 30+ Arizona Chefs Avalon EcoVillage (2012, 2013 Harvest) ADVISOR & FOUNDATION SEED PROVIDER Glen Roberts, Anson Mills BREWER BREWERS Boderland Brewery 19
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