Around the World in 80 Plants will interest both traditional vegetable and ornamental gardeners, as well as anyone interested in permaculture, forest gardening, foraging, slow food, gourmet cooking, and ethnobotany. A thorough description is given of each vegetable, its traditions, stories, cultivation, where to source its seed and plants, and how to propagate it. Sprinkled with recipes inspired by traditional gastronomy, this fascinating book is both an entertaining adventure and a landmark resource for climate-friendly vegetable growing from a pioneering expert on the subject.