Around the World in 80 Seeds

"August's wonderful enthusiasm for growing vegetables spills onto every page of this delightful book. It's wonderfully informative, as well as pleasing to the eye." Charles Dowding Grow truly different crops to transform your plate Let gourmet gardener August Beth inspire you to be more extraordinary in your kitchen garden, with this practical compendium of surprising crops and distinguished varieties from right around the world. Alongside expert guidance on how to grow, August tells the unique stories and heritage behind each vegetable, salad, herb, and edible flower, as she curates a bumper selection of the world's best heirloom plants. So jump aboard for a globe-trotting garden adventure and feast on tried-and-tasted crops with tales to tell.

August Beth is Head of Raymond Blanc's Gardening School based at the celebrated restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire. August shares both the Le Manoir gardens and her own beautiful home garden with the 142k followers on her Instagram platform. She also runs her own seed activity pack business, Seed Explorers, for children and families. An inspiring public speaker, August hosts gardening workshops for both adults and young people, including at Liberty London and Soho Home, the Hampton Court Flower Show, and at festivals The Big Retreat and Fearne Cotton's Happy Place. Her workshops focus not only on growing produce but also on manifesting happiness, positivity, and achieving your goals through the process of planting.