Forgoten Fruits - Chritopher Stocks, Rośliny-Zioła-Foraging
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//-->ContentsAbout the BookAbout the AuthorTitle PageDedicationIntroductionApplesBeetrootBroad BeansBrussels SproutsCabbagesCarrotsCauliflowersCeleryCherriesCucumbersCurrantsGooseberriesLeeksLettucesOnionsParsnipsPearsPeasPlumsPotatoesRadishesRhubarbRunner BeansStrawberriesTomatoesTurnips and SwedesWhat Can I Do Next?OrganisationsSuppliersPlaces to VisitGazetteerMapsBibliographyAcknowledgementsPermissionsList of IllustrationsIndexPicture SectionCopyrightAbout the BookInForgotten Fruits,Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating – often rather bizarre –stories behind Britain’s rich heritage of fruit and vegetables. Take Newton Wonderapples, for instance, first discovered around 1870 allegedly growing in the thatch of aDerbyshire pub. Or the humble gooseberry which, among other things, helped CharlesDarwin to arrive at his theory of evolution. Not to mention the ubiquitous tomato,introduced to Britain from South America in the sixteenth century but regarded ashighly poisonous for hearly 200 years.This is a wonderful piece of social and natural history that will appeal to everygardener and food aficionado.About the AuthorChristopher Stocks is a writer and journalist who has worked for, among others,Harpers & Queen, ES Magazine, ArenaandWallpaper,reporting on everything fromUruguayan beach resorts to an underground submarine base off the coast of Sweden.More recently he wrote a weekly gardening column for theIndependent On Sunday,and he is a regular contributor toGardens Illustrated.He collects unusual perfumesand old Shell Guides, won a 2007 Bridport Prize for his poetry, and shares a birthdaywith Donny Osmond and Hermione Gingold.Forgotten Fruitsis his first book.
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