The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables by

Description: The Seed Detective by Adam Alexander, Prof Tim Lang Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Meet the Indiana Jones of vegetables and join him on his quest to save our heritage produce. *Named BBC Radio 4s The Food Programme "Book of the Year" *2023 GardenComm Media Awards Silver Laurel Medal of Achievement *Shortlisted for the Garden Media Guilds Garden Book of the Year Award 2023 *Longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize 2023 "[This book] is a clarion call to think about our food in new ways and carefully consider where it comes from."--New Scientist Did you ever wonder how peas, kale, asparagus, beans, squash, and corn have ended up on our plates? Well, so did Adam Alexander. Adam Alexander is The Seed Detective. His passion for vegetables was ignited when he tasted an unusual sweet pepper with a fiery heart while on a filmmaking project in Ukraine. Smitten by its flavor, Adam began to seek out local growers of endangered heritage and heirloom varieties in a mission to bring home seeds to grow, share, and return so that he could enjoy their delicious taste--and save them from being lost forever. In The Seed Detective, Adam shares his own stories of seed hunting, with the origin stories behind many of our everyday food heroes. Taking us on a journey that began when we left the life of the hunter-gatherer to become farmers, he tells tales of globalization, political intrigue, colonization, and serendipity--describing how these vegetables and their travels have become embedded in our food cultures. "We are a nation of vegetable growers and this book explores the wonderful world of rare and endangered heritage and heirloom vegetables - and why we must keep growing them and saving their seed, not only for our gardening and culinary pleasure, but to pass these stories on - vegetables are truly our history on a plate."--The Seed Detective "Copious but thoroughly engaging research . . . Alexander shares his excitement over the potential for rescuing this lost heritage. . . All of which makes this title worth a serious look."--Booklist (starred) "[The Seed Detective] traces the origins and evolution of vegetables that have shaped human civilization."--Atlas Obscura "[A] spirited introduction to the contemporary seed-saving movement. . . . With entertaining anecdotes that feature Syrian fava beans, Ukrainian sweet peppers and broad beans from Myanmar, Alexanders horticultural adventures will surely stimulate and unleash readers inner gardeners."--Shelf Awareness "For Adam Alexander seeds are more than just a job, hobby or passion. Theyre a lifeline."--Modern Farmer Author Biography Adam Alexander is a consummate storyteller thanks to forty years as an award-winning film and television producer, but his true passion is collecting rare, endangered but, above all, delicious vegetables from around the world. He lectures widely on his work discovering and conserving rare, endangered garden crops, is a board member of the national charity Garden Organic, and his knowledge and expertise on growing out vegetables for seed is highly valued by the Heritage Seed Library, for which he is a seed guardian. Adam shares seeds with other growers and gene banks in the USA, Canada and the EU, and he is currently growing out seed of heritage Syrian vegetables to be returned to the Middle East as part of a programme to revive traditional horticulture. He has appeared on Gardeners World and the Great British Food Revival, CNNs Going Green and Radio New Zealand. Find out more: TheSeedDetective.co.uk / Twitter @vegoutwithadam / Insta @theseeddetective Details ISBN 1915294088 ISBN-13 9781915294081 Title The Seed Detective Author Adam Alexander, Prof Tim Lang Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 320 Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing UK GE_Item_ID:158412180; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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Book Title: Seed Detective : Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Chelsea Green Pharmacy Publishing UK LTD

Publication Year: 2022

Item Height: 1.2 in

Topic: Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), Specific Ingredients / Vegetables, Vegetables, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)

Genre: Political Science, Cooking, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Gardening

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Adam Alexander

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback