A Taste of the Past
A Taste of the Past
Heritage Radio Network
Episode 288: David Shields, The Seed Sleuth, Repatriating Heirloom Crops
34 minutes Posted Jan 18, 2018 at 9:51 am.
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Good news to David Shields is that the Speckled Whippoorwill Cowpea, Jimmy Red whisky corn, or the Sicilian Timilia strain of durum wheat has been located, identified, and successfully grown and harvested. And further success means that many of these formerly lost seeds are added to the Ark of Taste, Slow Food's global register of the most flavorful, historically resonant, and imperiled foods. David sat down with Linda to discuss some of the recent searches for seeds and why they are important in the final flavors of regional dishes.

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