food crops

Young readers will learn that celery and peppers grow in warm places and some vegetables grow under the ground. Discover these and other intriguing facts about vegetables.

Explores harvesting in the fall, including growing food and harvesting festivals.

"'Bread, Wine, Chocolate'--part journey to six continents in pursuit of delicious and endangered tastes, part investigation of the loss of biodiversity from soil to plate--tells the story of what we are losing, how we are losing it, and the inspiring people and places that are briging back the foods we love"--Dust jacket.

The multiple-James Beard Award?winning restaurant critic for Los Angeles Magazine delivers an arresting exploration of our cultural demand for ?artisanal? foods in a world dominated by corporate agribusiness.

Discusses the history of modern farming and the diversity of available plants.

"Lots of fruits and vegetables are ready to harvest in the fall. What do you know about fall harvests?"--Back cover.

Briefly describes the harvest activities of autumn, from a farmer harvesting crops in the fields, to a gardener picking the last of their ripe vegetables.

Simple text and photographs introduce various crops on a farm.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce early readers to the different types of foods that can be grown on a farm.