278-The Seed Detective: Preserving Diversity & Uncovering the History of Remarkable Vegetables, with Adam Alexander

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4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Adam’s new book is “The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables,” and it’s all about our cultural relationship with garden crops. It’s written from Adam’s personal perspective, which makes it a fun and engaging read as he brings readers along on his adventures to uncover the history of 14 vegetables and how they have become embedded in food cultures. He also shares what saving rare and endangered seed varieties means to the future of our food supply.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover
0:08.7	everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.
0:13.1	And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,
0:18.5	Joe Lample.
0:19.5	Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner
0:23.5	Show.
0:24.5	So, about today's podcast, I've been a member of the Royal Horticulture Society for
0:28.9	a while now.
0:29.9	And it's an impressive organization, and by the way, it's one that anyone can join for
0:33.9	a modest membership fee.
0:35.8	But in a recent monthly mailing, which is one of the few things I actually go through,
0:39.6	cover to cover because it's that good, they have a new book release feature with every
0:43.4	addition.
0:44.6	And in this one, one of the books had the following title.
0:47.3	Are you ready for this?
0:48.9	The See Detective, uncovering the secret histories of remarkable vegetables.
0:53.7	Now I ask you, does that sound like me or what?
0:56.5	So you know what happens next?
0:57.5	I send the screenshot of the page and book info to Amy Prentice, and tell her to get this
1:01.9	guy on the show.
1:03.2	Well, this guy is Adam Alexander, an avid seed saver and share a video storyteller, film
1:09.5	and television producer, and best of all, a passionate and curious Gardner.
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