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| The Fruit and Vegetable Stand: The Complete Guide to the Selection, Preparation and Nutrition of Fresh and Organic Produce, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Barry Ballister
Publisher: Overlook TP
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1355108
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1585679054
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9781585679058
ASIN: 1585679054
Publication Date: June 5, 2007
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Product Description
Extolling the pleasures and virtues of fruits and vegetables--from asparagus and apples to yams and zucchini, with virtually everything in between--Barry Ballister, premier greengrocer, presents a complete guide to the bounty of nature. Looking for glowing skin? Try luscious mangoes, rich in beta carotene. Calcium-rich broccoli will strengthen your bones, and it might even fight cancer. Each entry contains a chart that details the nutritional content of the food. The newest edition includes information on organic produce, finding summer fruit year-round, shopping in your local supermarket, ripening fruit at home, and more. With anecdotes and descriptions of 175 varieties of fresh produce--including 20 kinds of lettuce and 13 kinds of tomatoes as well as herbs, wild mushrooms, and tropical fruits--accompanied by more than 300 recipes ranging from main course to dessert, this is truly the essential guide to every fruit and vegetable under the sun.
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summer fruit year-round? September 3, 2007
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I have only read the description, but am astonished to see that a book purporting the value of fresh, organic produce is also one to give tips on how to get summer fruit year-roud. Organic agriculture is indeed a worldwide business, but one which ought to be reintroducing the idea of SEASONS into the consumer's diet and the entire point is missed when someone in the U.S. expects there to be fresh apples in the store in February. Whether organic or conventional, Feb. apples cannot be 'fresh' unless they've originated in Chile, which is HUNDREDS of miles away. Perhaps the revised edition should have included instruction on how to preserve fresh summer fruits so you can enjoy them year-round instead of wasting fossil fuels to have the shipped from South America.
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