Category Archives: food

Garden Practice: Food, Flowers, Research, People.

Posted on July 13, 2010 by meredith

It’s gardening season here in Arkansas, and both my daily life and research seem to be circling things in bloom. The tomatoes are ripe; the pole beans are taller than me, and the peppers are plentiful. I love coming home … Continue reading →

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Native Seeds/S*E*A*R*C*H

Posted on August 5, 2008 by meredith

Just the other day my friend Dr. Kristin Dowell, an anthropologist who works with Native American communities, suggested I look into a project called Native Seeds, a seed bank and cultural memory bank based in the southwest. It am so … Continue reading →

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Northcentral Arkansas Heirloom Seed Shop and Foodbank.

Posted on July 14, 2008 by meredith

(the links for the seed shop and the foodbank’s blog can be found at the bottom of this post). I am learning more everyday about the importance of eating locally grown food, especially food grown from heirloom seeds (a catchall … Continue reading →

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