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Radio 4's�The Food Programme�Book of the Year, chosen by Dan SaladinoAn�Irish Times�Best Gardening Book 2023Shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild's Garden Book of the Year Award 2023Longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize 2023`If you're a vegetable growing addict or just curious about their origins, there's something for everyone in Adam's new book.'�Rob Smith, TV presenter'[This book] is a clarion call to think about our food in new ways and carefully consider where it comes from.'�New ScientistMeet the Indiana Jones of vegetables on his quest to save our heritage produce. Have you ever wondered how everyday staples such as peas, kale, asparagus,�beans, squash and sweetcorn ended up on our plates? Well, so did Adam Alexander. Adam's passion for heritage vegetables was ignited when he tasted an unusual, sweet and fiery pepper while on a filmmaking project in Ukraine. Smitten by its flavour, he began to seek out local growers of old and near-forgotten varieties in a�mission to bring home seeds to grow and share - saving them from being lost forever. In�The Seed Detective, Adam tells of his far flung (and closer to home) seed-hunting adventures and reveals the stories behind many of our everyday vegetable heroes. How the common garden pea was domesticated from three wild species over 8,500 years ago, that the first carrots originated in Afghanistan (and were actually purple or red in colour), how Egyptian priests considered it a crime to look at a fava bean and that the Romans were fanatical about asparagus. Join�The Seed Detective�as he takes us on a journey that began when we left the life of hunter-gatherers to become farmers. Sharing storiesof globalisation, political intrigue, colonisation and serendipity, Adam shows us the vital part vegetables have played in our food story - and how they are the key to our future. `Informative, enlightening and entertaining but also important.'�Mark Diacono`One of the most inspirational books I have encountered.'�Darina Allen
Book ISBN: | 9781915294241 |
Book Author: | Adam Alexander |
Book Format: | Paperback / softback |
Book Imprint: | Chelsea Green Publishing UK |
Book Publisher: | Chelsea Green Publishing UK |
Book Dimensions: | 198 x 128 x 25 cm |
Book Publication Date: | 2023-07-09 |
Book Pagination: | 320 pages |
Book Weight: | 288g |
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’