Deeply Rooted
John Coykendall, a renowned seed saver, classically trained artist and master gardener, has been preserving the seeds, traditions, oral histories and foodways of a small rural farming community in Louisiana. The documentary chronicles how he has tracked down and safeguarded rare and heirloom varieties of crops historically grown in the region and safely returned them to farmers.
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Deeply Rooted
56m 46s
John Coykendall, a renowned seed saver, classically trained artist and master gardener, has been preserving the seeds, traditions, oral histories and foodways of a small rural farming community in Louisiana. The documentary chronicles how he has tracked down and safeguarded rare and heirloom varieties of crops historically grown in the region and safely returned them to farmers.
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