Where Does Fruit Come From

This eBook looks at how fruits are produced, using the oranges we eat as an example. Learn more about how oranges are planted, grown, harvested, and shipped to grocery stores. After all of that it lands on our tables. Not all food is local and often comes from very far away.

“Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world.” —The New York Times “A wry, informed pastoral.” —The New Yorker The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom?

Examines a variety of fruits and asks the reader where each of them come from.

An illustrated guide to planting over thirty fruits using natural methods; with gardening basics; and pruning, pest control, and harvesting tips for each fruit.

Examines a variety of fruits and asks the reader where each of them come from.

Meet Thanh Truong, aka 'The Fruit Nerd', Australia's top fruiterer with a mission to revolutionise how we see and enjoy fresh produce! Thanh's passion and wealth of knowledge make him the perfect teacher, as he shares life-changing tips and delicious recipes to help enhance your eating experiences. Need help picking the perfect avocado? Follow Thanh's foolproof method for choosing well every time. Want to know how to select and tackle a satisfying pomegranate? Thanh has a tip that even most chefs don't know! Featuring 50 recipes inspired by Thanh's family, travels and food-loving friends, such Matt Preston and Nat Paull from Beatrix Bakes, this book will help you choose and prepare the perfect ingredients to take your tastebuds on an unforgettable journey. This is a specially formatted fixed-layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.