Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History

Name: Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History
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Rating: 4.6 (100 reviews)
Author: William Woys Weaver

by William Woys Weaver

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Perfect for you if...

You're a home cook who cares where your vegetables come from and wants to grow varieties with actual flavour rather than supermarket blandness.
You save seeds and want a reliable reference that combines practical growing advice with the cultural history behind each plant.
You believe industrial agriculture has stripped us of culinary diversity and want to play a real part in reversing that.

Maybe not for you if...

You're a beginner gardener looking for a quick start guide; this is dense reference material, not a simplified how-to.
You live in a flat with no outdoor space; this is written for people with actual garden beds or containers to tend.
You just want to grow common vegetables like tomatoes and lettuce; heirloom varieties are the entire point here.

About this book

For cooks and gardeners, an updated guide to over 300 plants by the four-time IACP Cookbook Award winner: "Sure to be a modern classic." —Jere Gettle, founder, Baker Creek Heirloom SeedsHeirloom Vegetable Gardening has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in unique flavors, colors, and history in their produce. This updated edition has been improved throughout with growing zones, advice, and new plant entries. Line art has been replaced with lush, full-color photography. Yet at the core, this book delivers on the same promise it made two decades ago: It's a comprehensive guide based on meticulous first-person research to these 300+ plants, making it a book to come back to season after season."A leading culinary historian." —The New York Times"This encyclopedia is bound to become the seed-saver's bible, a holy book for gardeners intent on doing their part to combat the genetic winnowing brought about by industrial agriculture." —Publishers Weekly Read more

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