Heirloom Fruits & Vegetables

by Toby Musgrave

Book Overview

A celebration of the beauty and rich history of heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables have been a central part of our diets since time immemorial, and the history of their cultivation is rich with intriguing facts: Samuel Pepys's diary entry for August 22, 1663, reveals that "Mr Newburne is dead of eating Cowcoumbers" (cucumbers); many tomato varieties were first bred in the United States and are still available, from"Striped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500516189
• ISBN13: 9780500516188
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.2" x 11.2"