The Heirloom Gardener: Collecting and Growing Old and Rare Varieties of Vegetables and Fruits

by Carolyn Jabs, Franklin Russell

Thousands of gardeners are discovering the joys of growing heirloom vegetables and fruits...older, classic, often rare varieties now difficult to obtain from commercial nurseries and seed companies. Older varieties are often better adapted to specific local growing conditions, offer a rich diversity of choices, and can be better-tasting than new hybrids. Moreover, by growing heirlooms, gardeners help to safeguard a precious gene pool and reap the unique rewards of literally bringing history to life.

Genres: Gardening

310 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 1984

About the author

Carolyn Jabs, MA, is an experienced professional writer with a reputation for insight and sensitivity in dealing with complex social issues. She has written hundreds of articles about families, ethics, environmental issues, and the Internet.

Her work has appeared in many publications including the New York Times, Newsweek, Working Mother, and Family PC. Her award-winning column, Growing Up Online, is featured in regional parenting publications across the country. She is the author of The Heirloom Gardener and a contributor to Children and Nature: Making Connections.

Carolyn and her husband, David, live in Santa Barbara, California where she participates in the Women’s Fund, serves on the Board of the local chapter of the Association for Women in Communications and practices tai chi.

Reviews

[Chicory Poetry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the start to it all for me .. I have read this book a dozen times. I read it twice in a row when I bought it. I read about the Large Oxheart Cabbage & its disappearance & a vegetable Jefferson grew at Monticello... I am going to find it !!
Today is is grown in Jefferson's garden that I brought back from Italy over a dozen years ago. The "experts" could not find it but I did ...

Read this & learn about our food heritage & grow something you eat & save seeds !!!

I am unsure who the man is listed as a co-author