The Seed Detective Audiobook Libro.fm

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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 tasteand 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 huntergatherer to become farmers he tells tales of globalization political intrigue colonization and serendipitydescribing how these vegetables and their travels have become embedded in our food cultures