Description: There's more to a potato than meets the eye.
William Woys Weaver picks one hundred of the most beautiful and intriguing vegetables from around the world and shares their stories.
PETALUMA GOLD RUSH BEAN - Brought to the United States from Peru by an American whaler who jumped ship.
LUMPER POTATO - The infamous potato that failed in Ireland and caused the great Irish famine - still grown and eaten today.
VICTORIA RHUBARB - Named after Queen Victoria, it's one of the heaviest-producing rhubarbs.
LITTLE NUBIAN PEPPER - An old Jamaican pepper known as the Sore Throat pepper, believed to soothe a sore throat when infused with rum and used as a gargle.
Brief description: William Woys Weaver is an organic gardener, food historian, and author of eight books--including Heirloom Vegetable Gardening and Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cooking, both of which received Julia Child awards for food reference. He and his kitchen garden have been the subject of articles in the New York Times, Country Home, the Chicago Tribune, and Food Arts. He lives in Devon, Pennsylvania, where he maintains an 1830s-style garden, featuring some three thousand varieties of heirloom vegetables, flowers, and herbs.