Summary
Joseph Lofthouse taught
landrace gardening at conferences hosted by the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, National Heirloom Expo,
Organic Seed Alliance, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA-NY), and Utah Farm & Food Conference. He serves as World
Tomato Society ambassador.
“
Landrace Gardening is brilliant. It’s a love story! And 2 parts gardening handbook. There are so many revelations I don’t know where to begin? AMAZING. In every way this is a book for the ages. Bravo Joseph.” Dan Barber, Blue Hill At Stone Barns, and Row 7 Seed Company
“There is magic in the way Joseph Lofthouse marries his no-stress approach to gardening with such deep love and passion. This book is as much a gardening manual as it is a reframing of our relationship with each other and the world.
Landrace Gardening gives us a roadmap to the kind of joyful food security that we need for healing many of the most important wounds of our time.” Jason Padvorac
“Joseph Lofthouse has a focus upon something that all gardeners
should know: Landrace varieties are the way to
sustainability. The best part is that everything in his book is adaptable for any gardener. No high level knowledge of
botany or chemistry is required. The versatility and diversity of growing landrace plants speaks for themselves.” Jere Gettle— Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company.
“The western sustainable agriculture movement has long needed its own version of the 'One
Straw Revolution'. Joseph Lofthouse provides just that. With revolutionary gusto based on heretical thought and age old human gnosis. In
Landrace Gardening, Food Security... Lofthouse steps firmly into the role of Iconoclast and elder seed shaman.”
Alan Bishop, Alchemist at Spirits Of French Lick
“Awesome to see this process beginning to work in just one year.” Josh Jamison, HEART Village
“Joseph's book is an eye-opener to a novice seed saver like myself. My growing conditions are not as extreme as Joseph's, but we do have a very short growing season. He has inspired me to start trying to produce my own landrace crops.” Megan Palmer
“Inspiring. Empowering. VERY important work.” Stephanie Genus
“Octavia E. Butler's Earthseed, John Twelve Hawks' Traveler Series, and Orson Scott-Card's Ender Quintet have delivered us to Joseph's fertile gateway. Not a gateway "drug", but yes a door of perception. In this book, Joseph removes from our lexicon Instant, Lite, Diet, Recommended Daily Allowance, Modern, Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Hybrid with just one shattering word: Promiscuous. Under the same condition he was once gifted a guitar, Joseph offers us Abundance for as long as we keep learning to play within it.” Heron Breen, Fedco Seeds
Where to get it?
Lulu.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
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Plant Breeding Part 1
Plant Breeding Part 2
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Meet the Author (
video on amazon)
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Related Websites
World Tomato Society
About Joseph Lofthouse
Joseph's website