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100 Vegetables and Where They Came from
Contributor(s): Weaver, William Woys (Author), Sundberg-Hall, Signe (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1565122380     ISBN-13: 9781565122383
Publisher: Algonquin Books
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2000
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Annotation: "100 Vegetables" offers a veritable cornucopia of vegetables and stories from around the world, written by Weaver, a veggie connoisseur, gardener, and historian. Mixing history, culinary suggestions, and personal anecdotes, he introduces readers to unusual heirloom vegetables as well as to common favorites. Two-color throughout. Line drawings.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Vegetables
Dewey: 635
LCCN: 00056585
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" L (0.94 lbs) 320 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/18/2000 pg. 108
Booklist 11/15/2000 pg. 597
Publishers Weekly 09/15/2000
 
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Publisher Description:
A perfect leek from France. Flavorful zucchini from Italy. An infamous potato from Ireland, and a humble lentil from Ethiopia. 100 Vegetables offers a veritable cornucopia of vegetables and stories from around the world--from Argentina to Zimbabwe, from Australia to the United States. William Woys Weaver--veggie connoisseur, gardener, and historian--guides us through a range of peppers, potatoes, peas, gourds, onions, tomatoes, greens, and a whole lot more. Not every carrot is the same. All beans aren't equal. Take the Petaluma Gold Rush bean, a rugged legume, grown for over 150 years and brought to California by an American whaler from Peru. Or the violet carrot, which the Greeks brought back from India following the conquests of Alexander the Great. Mixing history, culinary suggestions, practical information, and personal anecdotes, Weaver introduces us to unusual heirloom vegetables as well as to common favorites. He provides answers to general questions, such as the difference between a yam and a sweet potato, and presents lively portraits of one hundred vegetable varieties, which he's grown and harvested in his own kitchen garden. Organized alphabetically by common name, 100 Vegetables includes beautifully detailed drawings throughout and a helpful appendix of seed resources.

Contributor Bio(s): Weaver, William Woys: - William Woys Weaver is an organic gardener, food historian, and author of eight books--including Heirloom Vegetable Gardening and Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking, both of which received Julia Child awards for food reference. He and his kitchen garden have been the subject of articles in the New York Times, Country Home, the Chicago Tribune, and Food Arts. He lives in Devon, Pennsylvania, where he maintains an 1830s-style garden, featuring some three thousand varieties of heirloom vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
 
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