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Taste, Memory

Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They Matter
Buchanan, David (Book - 2012)
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Taste, Memory


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The modern-day explorer is one who doesn't discover new lands and new cultures, but who rediscovers common food heritage and then works to bring it back. Buchanan evaluated thousands of varieties of fruits, grains, herbs, flowers, and vegetables, capturing not only their flavors, but their fascinating

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The modern-day explorer is one who doesn't discover new lands and new cultures, but who rediscovers common food heritage and then works to bring it back. Buchanan evaluated thousands of varieties of fruits, grains, herbs, flowers, and vegetables, capturing not only their flavors, but their fascinating stories and their place in the local harvest.

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Imprint: White River Junction, Vt. - Chelsea Green Pub
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781603584401, 1603584404
Call number: 635 B9183t 2012
Language: English
Contents: Seeds of an idea
Discovering forgotten foods with the ark of taste
Sweltering in the field: working farms and gardens
The eye of the collector: "become a fruit explorer"
The pleasures of our own table: growing gardens and saving seeds
Breeding in the farmer spirit: the next "heirlooms"
Small farms in the city, the country, and everywhere in between
Scaling up the garden: the reluctant "farmer"
Diverse foods in the market
The meaning of local food
The cider tree
Notes: Includes index
Seeds of an idea -- Discovering forgotten foods with the ark of taste -- Sweltering in the field: working farms and gardens -- The eye of the collector: "become a fruit explorer" -- The pleasures of our own table: growing gardens and saving seeds -- Breeding in the farmer spirit: the next "heirlooms" -- Small farms in the city, the country, and everywhere in between -- Scaling up the garden: the reluctant "farmer" -- Diverse foods in the market -- The meaning of local food -- The cider tree
Statement of responsibility: David Buchanan ; foreword by Gary Paul Nabhan
Characteristics: ix, 224 p. ;,22 cm
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