Summary: The ultimate vegetable gardening book Rating: 5
My grandfather gave me this book years ago, and I consider it my vegetable gardening bible. I second what other reviewers have said...if I could only have one book, this would be it, and I can't believe that it is out of print! I haven't looked at Seymour's newer book (I'm sure it's great, too) but I cherish my aged, tattered paperback copy of this book and will always consider it my first point of reference.
Tomatoes are by far the most popular edible vegetable or fruit grown in gardens- US plant nurseries and seed websites stock many more varieties of tomatoes than any other vegetable or fruit. The popularity of heirloom varieties has further fueled interest. Aimed at both food-lovers and gardeners, The Tomato Book showcases the different varieties and shows how to grow them-in pots, hanging baskets, grow bags, under glass, and outdoors-and harvest tomatoes, as well as cooking and preserving them.
Hang on for the ride: With characteristic poetry and pluck, Barbara Kingsolver and her family sweep readers along on their journey away from the industrial-food pipeline to a rural life in which they vow to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet.
