Ira Wallace | |
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 Wallace, far-left, and other members of Acorn Community Farm, 2005 | |
| Education | New College of Florida |
| Occupation | Organic gardener |
| Website | www |
Ira Wallace is a gardener, teacher and author.[1] She manages Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, a cooperatively-owned seed company.[2][3][4]
Wallace played a role in the making of the 2014 film documentary Open Sesame – The Story of Seeds, an eye-opening account highlighting the obstacles that some of the most notable non-GMO seed proponents face in their quest to keep seeds from becoming sovereign property solely controlled by powerful entities.[5] The film can be seen on Amazon Prime Video.[6]
Wallace has served as a board member for the Virginia Association for Biological Farming, Open Source Seed Initiative and Organic Seed Alliance. She was the recipient of the 2016 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2019 American Horticultural Society's Paul Ecke Jr. Commercial Award and the 2019 recipient of the Organic Growers School's Organic Educator Award.[7][8]
- ^ "IRA WALLACE Writer, Seed Saver, Educator". Southern Foodways Alliance. The University of Mississippi. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Barth, Brian (September 25, 2017). "Earth Mover: Ira Wallace". Modern Farmer. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Lyon, Jennifer A. (September 12, 2019). "Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello Celebrates Farm-to-Table Fare in an Unparalleled Setting". Monticello. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "IRA WALLACE Writer, Seed Saver, Educator". Southern Foodways Alliance. The University of Mississippi. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Seed Saver Ira Wallace". Open Sesame – The Story of Seeds. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Open Sesame – The Story of Seeds". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Oztan, Mehmet (April 2019). "Keeping seeds, sharing seed stories Mehmet Öztan, Service Assistant Professor". West Virginia University. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Previous Winners of Great American Gardeners Awards". American Horticultural Society. Retrieved September 4, 2022.