Ira Wallace

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Rematriation Seed Saving Shorts: Seed Sisters, Friday, December 5, 3:15 PM

Ira Wallace is an organic grower, author, speaker, visionary, and worker/owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, where she co-coordinates outreach, education, and new seed grower contracts. Southern Exposure helps people keep control of their food supply through seed saving and sustainable gardening. Ira serves on the board of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming. She was named a 2019 Great American Gardener by the American Horticultural Society and is a 2023 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award Finalist. She is the author of the Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast. Her new state-specific book series, including Grow Great Vegetables in Virginia, is available online and at booksellers everywhere