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Growing Heritage - The Politics of Heritage Vegetables, Fruit and Seeds in Britain (Paperback)
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Growing Heritage - The Politics of Heritage Vegetables, Fruit and Seeds in Britain (Paperback)
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This book is the first comprehensive critical analysis of the
cultural politics of a new kind of British heritage discourse.
Based on texts ranging from tweets to restaurant menus that tell
the story of heritage vegetables, this book explores what it means
to think about our food systems, and their future, through the lens
of 'heritage'. From town hall seed swaps to restaurant menus and
coffee table books, it has become hard in recent years for
consumers to avoid the idea of 'heritage' fruit and vegetables. The
British counterpart of North American heirlooms, their varied
colours, strange shapes and endearing names are charming. Yet their
proponents claim far more for them, arguing it is vital that we
safeguard our crop heritage for global food security, social
justice and consumer choice. This book examines how heritage fruits
and vegetables are adopted to subvert corporate food production and
take food back into our own hands, while supermarkets are eagerly
adding them to their luxury ranges. The book also discusses the
practice of heritage seeds being stored in secure facilities where
most of the world's growers cannot reach them. Written in an
accessible style, this book will appeal to those studying, and
those interested in, food studies and food politics; heritage
studies; geography and environmental studies; the sociology of
consumption and cultural studies.
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