Alexander Adam (1741–1809)

The author leads an amazing life, rather like the Indiana Jones of seed preservation. He travels the world, seeking out vegetable varieties that have not been "discovered" in the Western World, and brings them out to be grown in controlled circumstances and preserved for future generations. Alexander frequents farmers markets all over the world, looking for that elusive "granny", who has been growing the variety for decades, maybe even generations. It's an honorable task, otherwise many show more (maybe all) of these varieties would be eventually lost. It's a good read! show less

Really enjoyed this. Of course I had too look up to see if I could get seeds for many of the varieties he mentions, sadly, most of them are not available in the united states, at least not under the names Adam lists them by. Still, I found some and will be giving them a try in the garden next year.