Deeply Rooted: John Coykendall's Journey to Save Our Seeds and Stories
Deeply Rooted: John Coykendall's Journey to Save Our Seeds and Stories is one of the most talked-about movies released in 2017, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
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.
