Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures

Download * Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures PDF by ^ Amy Goldman eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her perhaps the worlds premier vegetable gardener. Its her lifes work, and shes not only focused on the pleasures of cultivating the land and feeding her family--shes also interested in preserving our agricultural heritage, beautiful and unique heirlooms that truly are organic treasures. On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables--an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches; plots

Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures

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Rating : 4.31 (629 Votes)
Asin : 1620407779
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 192 Pages
Publish Date : 2016-07-23
Language : English

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"Interesting but not great." according to Martha Jones. This was Book had an interesting topic, but the photographs were not as interesting or as good throughout as indicated by the cover photo. It is not worth the price charged.. I love pants said Gorgeous Images. Beautiful book for anyone interested in photography and/or gardening.. A most beautiful book. Extraordinary photography - will be a handsome peachie A most beautiful book. Extraordinary photography - will be a handsome gift for friends: he is learning to make daguerrotypes and she is a consummate gardener although not at the caliber of Amy Goldman.

His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and others.M Mark founded the Village Voice Literary Supplement and PEN America: A Journal for Writers and Readers.. She is the author of Melons for thePassionate Grower, The Compleat Squash, and The Heirloom Tomato. Amy Goldman is one of the foremost heirloom plant conservationists in the United States. She lives in Rhinebeck,

The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener." It's her life's work, and she's not only focused on the pleasures of cultivating the land and feeding her family--she's also interested in preserving our agricultural heritage, beautiful and unique heirlooms that truly are organic treasures. On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables--an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches; plots of squash, melons, cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and beets. In Heirloom Harvest, Amy's essay, "Fruits of the Earth," describes her twenty-five year collaboration with the land. The text along with Jerry Spagnoli's photographs and an afterword by M Mark add up to an exquisite package, an artist's herbarium worthy of becoming an heirloom itself.. Over fifteen years, the acclaimed photographer Jerry Spagnoli has visited Amy's gardens to preserve these cherished varieties in another way--with the historical daguerreotype process, producing ethereal images with a silvery, luminous depth and a timeless beauty, underscoring the historical

Photos of the farm and its story are included." Florence Fabricant, New York Times 2015 Holiday Gift Guide"Heirloom Harvest celebrates nearly forgotten varieties with haunting images by Jerry Spagnoli made using one of the earliest types of photography, the daguerreotype." Elle Decor"Horticultural conservationist, philanthropist and all-around aesthetician Amy Goldman has championed the cause of saving heirloom varieties of vegetables. Her latest volume gives Asian pears, long beans and frilly cabbage vintage allure. Amy Goldman is doing a beautiful job in one small area of this science and encourages others to do the same." Martha Stewart on MELONS"What a book! It's gorgeous, inspiring, truly awesome." Deborah Madison on COMPLEAT SQUASH“Luscious This is a book to inspire pas

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