NEWS FLASH
The Seed Underground has won the
Nautilus Gold Book Award 2013
Better Books for a Better World
in the Green Living category
American Horticultural Society Book Award 2013
American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Eisenberg Award
for Writing that Makes a Difference 2013
Garden Writers Association Silver Media Award 2013
Upcoming Schedule -- Readings & Talks
Will Janisse be anywhere near you?
All readings are free & open to the public unless otherwise noted.
2013
Jan. 26 Reidsville, GA -- SoGA Local Food & Sustainable Agriculture Conference (Contact redearthfarm@yahoo.com)
Feb. 19 Greenville, SC -- South Carolina Native Plant Society, J. Verne Smith Technical Resource Center Auditorium, Main Campus of Greenville Tec, 620 S. Pleasantburg Dr., 7 p.m. (Contact Diane Creaton <dicreaton@yahoo.com>)
Feb. 25- March 1 Columbia, KY -- Lindsey Wilson College, as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow (Contact Phil Hanna <hannap @ lindsey.edu>)
March 23 Carlisle, PA -- Dickinson College Local Food Dinner, Holland Union Building, 6 p.m. (Contact Megan Moody <moodym@dickinson.edu>), Fee event.
March 27-29 Bowdoin, ME -- Bowdoin College. Public event on Friday 12:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium (Contact Tom Okie <tokie@bowdoin.edu>)
April 11 Savannah, GA -- Armstrong Atlantic State University Leadership Lecture Series, 6 p.m. (Contact Jack Simmons <jack.simmons@armstrong.edu>)
April 20 Amelia Island, FL -- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Annual Banquet (Contact Teri Sopp <tjsopp@crimlawyer.com>) Fee event.
April 22 Oxford, MS -- Earth Day at the University of Mississippi (Contact Ann Fisher-Wirth <afwirth@olemiss.edu>)
April 27 Oakland, CA -- Hayward Public Library, 2 p.m. SKYPE EVENT. (Contact Sally Thomas <Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov>)
May 11 Tifton, GA -- Fundraiser for Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Little River System Watershed Coalition (Contact Karan A Rawlins <krawlins@uga.edu>) Fee event.
May 20 Little St. Simons Island, GA -- "Seed to Table" 3-day event on the island, May 19-21. Reading is May 20 evening. (Contact Stacia Hendricks or for more information, www.littlessi.com/brochure/)
June 10 Hartland, VT -- Hartland Public Library, 6 p.m. (Contact Amy Wisehart <director@hartlandlibraryvt.org>.
July 19 Cullowhee, NC -- Cullowhee Native Plant Conference (Contact Robert Wyatt <rewyatt@uga.edu>) Fee event.
Sept. 29-Oct. 4 Morgantown, West Virginia -- West Virginia University, Sturm Writer in Residence
Oct. 21-25 DeLand, FL -- Stetson University, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
Nov. 8-10 Atlanta, GA -- Wise Traditions Conference, Weston A. Price Foundation. Fee event. (www.westonaprice.org)
Nov. 9 Atlanta, GA -- Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy, fundraiser for newly formed Friends group for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Fee event. (Contact John Kohler <JohnKohler@mail.clayton.edu>)
Jan. 26 Reidsville, GA -- SoGA Local Food & Sustainable Agriculture Conference (Contact redearthfarm@yahoo.com)
Feb. 19 Greenville, SC -- South Carolina Native Plant Society, J. Verne Smith Technical Resource Center Auditorium, Main Campus of Greenville Tec, 620 S. Pleasantburg Dr., 7 p.m. (Contact Diane Creaton <dicreaton@yahoo.com>)
Feb. 25- March 1 Columbia, KY -- Lindsey Wilson College, as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow (Contact Phil Hanna <hannap @ lindsey.edu>)
March 23 Carlisle, PA -- Dickinson College Local Food Dinner, Holland Union Building, 6 p.m. (Contact Megan Moody <moodym@dickinson.edu>), Fee event.
March 27-29 Bowdoin, ME -- Bowdoin College. Public event on Friday 12:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium (Contact Tom Okie <tokie@bowdoin.edu>)
April 11 Savannah, GA -- Armstrong Atlantic State University Leadership Lecture Series, 6 p.m. (Contact Jack Simmons <jack.simmons@armstrong.edu>)
April 20 Amelia Island, FL -- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society Annual Banquet (Contact Teri Sopp <tjsopp@crimlawyer.com>) Fee event.
April 22 Oxford, MS -- Earth Day at the University of Mississippi (Contact Ann Fisher-Wirth <afwirth@olemiss.edu>)
April 27 Oakland, CA -- Hayward Public Library, 2 p.m. SKYPE EVENT. (Contact Sally Thomas <Sally.Thomas@hayward-ca.gov>)
May 11 Tifton, GA -- Fundraiser for Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Little River System Watershed Coalition (Contact Karan A Rawlins <krawlins@uga.edu>) Fee event.
May 20 Little St. Simons Island, GA -- "Seed to Table" 3-day event on the island, May 19-21. Reading is May 20 evening. (Contact Stacia Hendricks or for more information, www.littlessi.com/brochure/)
June 10 Hartland, VT -- Hartland Public Library, 6 p.m. (Contact Amy Wisehart <director@hartlandlibraryvt.org>.
July 19 Cullowhee, NC -- Cullowhee Native Plant Conference (Contact Robert Wyatt <rewyatt@uga.edu>) Fee event.
Sept. 29-Oct. 4 Morgantown, West Virginia -- West Virginia University, Sturm Writer in Residence
Oct. 21-25 DeLand, FL -- Stetson University, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
Nov. 8-10 Atlanta, GA -- Wise Traditions Conference, Weston A. Price Foundation. Fee event. (www.westonaprice.org)
Nov. 9 Atlanta, GA -- Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy, fundraiser for newly formed Friends group for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Fee event. (Contact John Kohler <JohnKohler@mail.clayton.edu>)
“A poetic, and always hopeful, book.”
—JOAN GUSSOW, author of This Organic Life
“If I get to feeling a little blue about our prospects, I’m liable to reach down one of Janisse Ray’s books just so I can hear her calm, wise, strong voice. This one’s my new favorite; a world with her in it is going to do the right thing, I think.”
—BILL MCKIBBEN , founder of 350.org
“What a dream of a book—my favorite poet writing about my favorite topic (seeds)....If books can move you to love, this one does.”
—GARY PAUL NABHAN, editor of Renewing America’s Food Traditions
“This is an important book that should be required reading for everyone who eats.”
—BARRY ESTABROOK, author of Tomatoland
Be a Germinator, Not a Terminator.
Plants have been a lifelong passion for Janisse.
Behind her in the photo to the right: Green Glaze collards, Running Conch cowpeas, Old-fashioned Running butterbeans, Moon & Stars watermelon, & Long County Longhorn okra.
Book Trailer on You Tube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhKI7fX8-rI
Marketplace Interview with Kai Ryssdal:
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/science-and-business-sowing-seeds
Find out more about The Seed Underground here.
http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_seed_underground
A starred review in Publishers Weekly here:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-60358-306-0
Kirkus Review of The Seed Underground here:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/janisse-ray/seed-underground/#review
Story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution here:
http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/entertainment/the-seed-underground-maps-plan-for-saving-agricult/nSFYg/
Behind her in the photo to the right: Green Glaze collards, Running Conch cowpeas, Old-fashioned Running butterbeans, Moon & Stars watermelon, & Long County Longhorn okra.
Book Trailer on You Tube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhKI7fX8-rI
Marketplace Interview with Kai Ryssdal:
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/science-and-business-sowing-seeds
Find out more about The Seed Underground here.
http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_seed_underground
A starred review in Publishers Weekly here:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-60358-306-0
Kirkus Review of The Seed Underground here:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/janisse-ray/seed-underground/#review
Story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution here:
http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/entertainment/the-seed-underground-maps-plan-for-saving-agricult/nSFYg/
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BioWriter, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray is author of five books of literary nonfiction and a collection of nature poetry. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana and in 2007 was awarded an honorary doctorate from Unity College in Maine. She is on the faculty of Chatham University’s low-residency MFA program and is a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.
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