Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They Matter
Autor David Buchanan Gary Paul Nabhanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 oct 2012
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781603584401
ISBN-10: 1603584404
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 141 x 217 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
ISBN-10: 1603584404
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 141 x 217 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
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"ForeWord Reviews"-"As debate rages about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their impact on seeds and farming, there's another issue that deserves to be widely visited: the dearth of diversity in our current food system. Because of changes in our agricultural model, scores of once-common fruits, grains, and vegetables have been phased out by the need for food that's more easily shipped across long distances and stored for days, if not weeks, before getting to market. What have we lost as a result of these farming changes and distribution demands, and what can be gained by preserving the diversity that's left? Author David Buchanan's answer, in the form of "Taste, Memory", is compelling and important. He combines personal stories as well as encounters with leaders in biodiversity to present a glimpse of what a healthy food system might look like, one in which plants and animals are matched to the land and the climate, not to consumer demand or agribusiness bottom lines. Thoughout, Buchanan's writing style is lyrical but straightforward, perfect for observations about food and growing. 'My farm project isn't about just saving seeds or old fruit varieties, ' he writes, 'but searching for a creative connection with land and plants that, until the last few generations, was at the heart of most people's lives.' There's enormous value in preserving the agrarian diversity that humans have enjoyed for centuries, he believes, and that we've only recently lost. Buchanan makes an excellent case for waking up to the issues of crop diversity and how we need to continue exploring how our foods can evolve along with our methods for cooking, preserving, and treasuring them. Buchanan's work is a savory treat, full of fresh insight and delicious inspiration."
Descriere
The modern-day explorer is one who doesn't discover new lands and new cultures, but who rediscovers common food heritage and then works to bring it back. Buchanan evaluated thousands of varieties of fruits, grains, herbs, flowers, and vegetables, capturing not only their flavors, but their fascinating stories and their place in the local harvest.