The Accidental Seed Heroes: Growing a delicious food future for all of us – Adam Alexander (author) Rekha Mistry (foreword)
Description:
Across the world, chefs, farmers, plant scientists and backyard growers are doing something extraordinary: creating new generations of fruit, vegetables and cereals, all bred specifically to flourish locally, taste delicious, and contribute to our food future.
In The Accidental Seed Heroes, Adam Alexander dons his seed detective homburg to meet these twenty-first century seed heroes, who are not only championing traditional varieties but also breeding delicious new ones that will help create a sustainable future for our planet.
We don’t all need to become backyard breeders or even, like Adam, accidental ones. We don’t even need to eschew, as growers, the modern hybrid cultivars our seed catalogues are stuffed with or, as consumers, boycott those same uninspiring specimens that populate our supermarket shelves. Adam just wants that choice to be better informed and infinitely more diverse and enjoyable.
This story is a celebration of the locally and sustainably grown produce, whether traditional or innovative, that is at the heart of all our food cultures and empowers our rural communities and farmers. Adam believes these new varieties of fruits, vegetables and even grains will not just offer us all nutritious and delicious food but also be part of the solution to combating climate change and returning fertility to our soils and biodiversity to our land.
Across the world, chefs, farmers, plant scientists and backyard growers are doing something extraordinary: creating new generations of fruit, vegetables and cereals, all bred specifically to flourish locally, taste delicious, and contribute to our food future.
In The Accidental Seed Heroes, Adam Alexander dons his seed detective homburg to meet these twenty-first century seed heroes, who are not only championing traditional varieties but also breeding delicious new ones that will help create a sustainable future for our planet.
We don’t all need to become backyard breeders or even, like Adam, accidental ones. We don’t even need to eschew, as growers, the modern hybrid cultivars our seed catalogues are stuffed with or, as consumers, boycott those same uninspiring specimens that populate our supermarket shelves. Adam just wants that choice to be better informed and infinitely more diverse and enjoyable.
This story is a celebration of the locally and sustainably grown produce, whether traditional or innovative, that is at the heart of all our food cultures and empowers our rural communities and farmers. Adam believes these new varieties of fruits, vegetables and even grains will not just offer us all nutritious and delicious food but also be part of the solution to combating climate change and returning fertility to our soils and biodiversity to our land.
Review
In The Accidental Seed Heroes Adam Alexander has written an important book, driven by passion and sharing his extensive knowledge.
Combining history, science and a celebration of locally and sustainably grown produce,what we particularly love is the evocative and accessible style in which Adam describes his journeys to find the most delicious foods and the growers that create them.
Combining history, science and a celebration of locally and sustainably grown produce,what we particularly love is the evocative and accessible style in which Adam describes his journeys to find the most delicious foods and the growers that create them.
He vividly describes the challenges faced by different cultures and geographical locations, and shares the ingenuity and creativity of local growers to overcome this. But he also describes the excitement of local gardeners who create new and delicious breeds of fruit and vegetables all wishing to create a more diverse food future.
Full of fascinating and important information, this is a landmark book for anyone who cares about climate change, biodiversity and the food future for us and future generations.
The Accidental Seed Heroes: Growing a delicious food future for all of us – Adam Alexander (author) Rekha Mistry (foreword) is published by Chelsea Green Publishing UK
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