
The Seed Detective
Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables
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Narrated by:
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Calum Beaton
Have you ever wondered how peas, kale, asparagus, beans, squash, and corn have ended up on our plates? Well, Adam Alexander has.
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.
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Too Academic
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Engaging read
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The author's enthusiasm
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So well written and informative!
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Grow sruff!
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Informative and fascinating
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the history
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Fascinating for any gardener!
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Fascinating and relevant
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The work was particularly well written (with incredible passion) and performed. It goes into enough detail to satisfy the scientifically minded with enough information to aid in further study - but not so much to put off the casual reader.
Be sure to read through to the end, even if you just skim parts that interest you less; the implications could affect our entire (bulk) food system and suggests that home gardeners could positively affect our future as a species.
Seeds of our future!
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