Cornucopia: A Source Book of Edible Plants

Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia: A Source Book of Edible Plants. 1990. 677 pp. Paperback. (LC 90-92097, ISBN 0-9628087-0-9). 37.75 ppd. Order directly from Kampong Publications, 1870 Sunrise Drive, Vista, CA 92084. Cornucopia is a unique reference & source book, invaluable to kitchen gardeners, farmers, cooks, economic botanists, researchers, & those in the specialty & gourmet foods business. Descriptions & sources for 3,000 species & 7,000 varieties of food plants are given including familiar & exotic vegetables, fruits & nuts, grains, herbs & spices, wild edibles, sprouting seeds, starter cultures, & mushroom spawn. Sources for both seeds & nursery stock are provided as well as specialty produce & specialty food products. More than 1300 catalog sources from around the world are listed. "All this is why Steve Facciola's effort is so important. It is a guide not only to your grandparent's favorite garden veggies, but to exotic delights noow scarcely known even to botanists...This book should appeal to anyone interested in our plant heritage, in what to grow next summer, or in what to do with that strange fruit in the market. For everyone from browser to botanist, the utility of this effort is obvious."--Noel Vietmeyer, National Academy of Sciences.Facciola, Stephen is the author of 'Cornucopia: A Source Book of Edible Plants' with ISBN 9780962808708 and ISBN 0962808709.