Publisher's Synopsis
Description: THE BOOK OF BARLEY, VOLUME 1, tells the story of food-barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum) a 'founder crop' of agriculture and one of the world 'pillars of civilization'. The book explores the world history of this important human foodgrain from its early beginnings as a sacred grain on the first mini-farms at the dawn of agriculture to its deserved place on the supper table of the health-conscious modern home. A nutrition-substance landmark, this comprehensive and monumental work is the result of the author's 50 years of modern-era research, study, experimentation and direct experience, involving this ancient human foodgrain. THE BOOK OF BARLEY VOLUME 1, TIBETAN BARLEY TSAMPA, THE STORY OF AN ANCIENT FOOD, CHAPTERS 1-33. 545 pages, weighs nearly 3 lbs! More than 1,000 reference citations. Bibliography with 500 entries. Full subject index. Illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. BIODIVERSITY SERIES, PUBLISHED BY THE KUSA SEED RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Biodiversity Series Books are informative and timely guides exploring the Earth's treasure-chest of edible seedcrops. Biodiversity Series books preserve and transmit the "lost arts" associated with growing and using the time-honored Seeds of the Earth.
