Elena Valeriote
Elena Valeriote is a writer who specializes in stories about food and farming that demonstrate our collective power to build more equitable and sustainable foodways. Raised in California and currently based in Tuscany, Italy, Elena’s holistic approach to food writing draws on her experience working at many different links in the food supply chain ranging from production to distribution, as well as a lifelong close connection to the land, plants, animals, and people that feed us every day.
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Through the process of seed rematriation, where seeds are returned to their place of origin, Indigenous communities restore relationships with their ancestral seeds.
The restoration of Acoma blue corn to its community of origin represents a hopeful example of how seed rematriation can improve Indigenous foodways.
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