Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This study used literature from the social and ecological sciences to look at the practice of seed saving in the Global North for adaptation in the face of climate change. The hypothesis is that small-scale gardeners and farmers are adapting seeds to the changing climate as they grow them, which is not the case for growers who grow only food. However seed savers face obstacles and are… more Full Text: SEEDS: MORE THAN FOOD Seed Saving in the Context of Climate Change A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master in Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …