Heirloom vegetable gardening : a master gardener's guide to planting, growing, seed saving, and cultural history William Woys Weaver ; photography by L. Wilbur Zimmerman ; drawings by Signe Sundberg- Hall

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weaver, William Woys, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetables--Heirloom varieties.

Vegetables.

Vegetable gardening.

Physical Description:

xxii, 439 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1997.

Summary:

This book is the culmination of some thirty years of firsthand knowledge of growing, tasting, and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of organic gardening techniques, Will Weaver has grown every one of the featured 280 varieties of vegetables, and he walks the novice gardener through the basics of planting, growing, and seed saving. Sprinkled throughout the gardening advice are old fashioned recipes - such as Parsnip Cake, Artichoke Pie, Pepper Wine, and Henry Ward Beecher's Favorite Turtle Bean Soup - that highlight the flavor of these vegetables. This is the first comprehensive garden book on this subject that also includes meticulous research on the origins and dates of introduction for most of the varieties discussed, as well as fascinating stories and lore about the vegetables. It is illustrated with over one hundred color photographs taken in the author's garden and with over two hundred line drawings and includes a listing of commercial seed and plant stock sources.

Contents:

The kitchen garden in America

The heirloom vegetable today

A grower's guide to selected heirloom vegetables.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-409) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP Historic Culinary Arts Collection.

ISBN:

0805040250

9780805040258

OCLC:

34887017