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by Adam Alexander (Author), Tim Lang (Foreword by)
Meet the Indiana Jones of vegetables and join him on his quest to save our heritage produce.
Named BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme "Book of the Year"
2023 GardenComm Media Awards Silver Laurel Medal of Achievement
Shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild's 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.
"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, Alexander's 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. They're 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 former 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, CNN's Going Green and Radio New Zealand.
Find out more: TheSeedDetective.co.uk / Twitter @vegoutwithadam / Insta @theseeddetective
