The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables Alexander Adam
Meet the Indiana Jones of vegetables and join him on his quest to save our heritage produce.Copious but thoroughly engaging research . . . Alexander shares his excitement over the potential for…
Specifikacia The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables Alexander Adam
Meet the Indiana Jones of vegetables and join him on his quest to save our heritage produce.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)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
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