Amazing stories of vegetables and herbs

Fascinated by your vegetable garden and edible plants, discover their history!

This unusual foray into the past of edible plants gives full meaning to the ever-growing interest in heritage varieties.

Did you know that tomatoes were tropical vines whose fruits were not always red?
Did cabbages grow in bushes?
That beans were once poisonous?

Exploring the history of the plants we eat reveals their astonishing evolutions. Since their original environment is largely located in tropical latitudes, it's understandable that our vegetables and herbs have traveled extensively in the baggage of explorers and horticulturists.

This exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the history of over fifty plant species, including tomatoes, potatoes, corn, arugula, and basil. This unusual exploration of the past of edible plants fully justifies the ever-growing interest in heritage varieties.

We must also acknowledge the work of the gardeners of yesteryear, to whom we owe the remarkable diversity of herbs and vegetables found on our plates today.

Author: Bertrand Dumont
Publisher: MULTIMONDES EDITIONS
Publication date: May 27, 2020
Pages: 300
ISBN: 978-2-8977-320-42
Language: French
Cover: Soft
Size: 13.97 x 21.59 cm (5.5 x 8.5 in)