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Around The World in 80 Plants: An Edible Perennial Vegetable Adventure for Temperate Climates Paperback – January 2, 2015

by Stephen Barstow (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

Around the World in 80 Plants takes us on an original and inspiring adventure around the temperate world, introducing us to the author’s top eighty perennial leafy-green vegetables.

We are taken underground gardening in Tokyo, beach gardening in the UK, and traditional roof gardening in the Norwegian mountains. . . . There are stories of the wild foraging traditions of indigenous people in all continents: from the Sámi people of northern Norway to the Maori of New Zealand, the rich food traditions of the Mediterranean peoples, the high-altitude food plants of the Sherpas in the Himalayas, wild mountain vegetables in Japan and Korea, and the wild aquatic plant that sustained Native American tribes with myriad foodstuffs and other products.

Around the World in 80 Plants will be of interest to both traditional vegetable and ornamental gardeners, as well as anyone interested in permaculture, forest gardening, foraging, slow food, gourmet cooking, and ethnobotany. A thorough description is given of each vegetable, its traditions, stories, cultivation, where to source seed and plants, and how to propagate it.

Sprinkled with recipes inspired by local traditional gastronomy, this is a fascinating book, an entertaining adventure, and a real milestone in climate-friendly vegetable growing from a pioneering expert on the subject.

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An inspirational journey around the world, looking at Stephen's top 80 perennial leafy green vegetables.

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"Around the World in 80 Plants is more than just excellent profiles of little-known delicious vegetable crops. Stephen Barstow is one of the world's great edible plant collectors and his stories of encountering plants in the wild, tracking down seeds of rare species, and of course growing and cooking with these species are absolute treasure. Around the World in 80 Plants is delightfully marinated in personal experience. It will make you not only want to grow and eat these crops, but to travel to Siberia, Norway, and Chile to know them in their natural habitat." Eric Toensmeir, author, permaculture teacher and practitioner

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"Stephen Barstow presents fascinating and useful information about his top 80 perennial leafy vegetables including lots of historical references, his and other recipe ideas, along with photos and more. Many of these are easily grown and can be ornamental as well as great edibles. This will be a really useful book helping extend the range of food plants for gardeners." Martin Crawford, director of the Agroforestry Research Trust, author and agroforestry expert

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Stephen Barstow has devoted 30 years to trialling the world's perennial vegetables. It is unlikely that anyone anywhere has tried as many different species of edible plants – just witness his salad comprising 538 varieties in 2003 – earning him the title of 'Extreme Salad Man'!

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"Stephen Barstow presents fascinating and useful information about his top 80 perennial leafy vegetables including lots of historical references, his and other recipe ideas, along with photos and more. Many of these are easily grown and can be ornamental as well as great edibles. This will be a really useful book helping extend the range of food plants for gardeners."―Martin Crawford, director of the Agroforestry Research Trust, author and agroforestry expert



"Around the World in 80 Plants is more than just excellent profiles of little-known delicious vegetable crops. Stephen Barstow is one of the world's great edible plant collectors and his stories of encountering plants in the wild, tracking down seeds of rare species, and of course growing and cooking with these species are absolute treasure. Many plant books just rehash information already written in other sources. Around the World in 80 Plants is delightfully marinated in personal experience. It will make you not only want to grow and eat these crops, but to travel to Siberia, Norway, and Chile to know them in their natural habitat."―Eric Toensmeir, author, permaculture teacher and practitioner

About the Author

Stephen Barstow has devoted thirty years to trialing perennial vegetables from around the world. It is unlikely that anyone anywhere has tried as many different species of edible plants – just witness his salad comprising 538 varieties in 2003 – earning him the title of ‘Extreme Salad Man’! Stephen’s garden in Norway has over 2,000 edible plants, and each has an ethnobotanical story to tell.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Permanent Publications
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 2, 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1856231410
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1856231411
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches
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4.8 out of 5 stars
61 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find this book highly readable, with one noting it's particularly valuable for plant geeks. Moreover, the information is invaluable, with one customer highlighting its detailed ethnobotanical accounts. Additionally, the book receives praise for its stunning photography and usefulness as a guide to perennial edibles. Customers appreciate the plant variety, with one mentioning it covers plants from around the world, and another noting its permaculture insights.

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10 customers mention "Readability"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book wonderful and interesting, with one noting it's a must-read for gardeners and another highlighting its focus on little-known vegetables.

"...sufficiency, permaculture or just plain gardening- then this is a great book...." Read more

"...A wonderful read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves nature." Read more

"...It is a pleasant read and a great source for information. The perennial vegetable trend is still in its infancy...." Read more

"...Around the World in 80 Plants is a very interesting book, well made, well edited and includes lovely pictures...." Read more

8 customers mention "Information value"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book invaluable, with one customer noting it is incredibly well-researched and another mentioning it includes detailed ethnobotanical accounts.

"Incredibly well researched and written,with a dash of humour as well. Nice to see familiar plants in an unfamiliar way. Well worth a read." Read more

"...Between the lovely photography, the lengthy acknowledgements, the history.... this is an amazing book for true plant geeks, traders, seed savers,..." Read more

"...It is a pleasant read and a great source for information. The perennial vegetable trend is still in its infancy...." Read more

"...The pictures are stunningly beautiful. There is so much knowledge in the book, that even though I live in a different climate from the author's, my..." Read more

4 customers mention "Edible content"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's focus on edible perennials, with some describing it as the most useful guide on the subject.

"...He also covers these plants histories, uses, methods of preparation (including recipes), and gives wonderful information on what conditions the..." Read more

"...in the wild, and I would rank this as one of the most important books about wild edibles published in the last 10 years...." Read more

"...for me he lectured in english and I fell in love with the interesting subject of eatables .... aka ornamental edibles...." Read more

"This is the most useful book about perennial edibles that I have read, and I've read them all...." Read more

4 customers mention "Photography"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the stunningly beautiful pictures in the book.

"What a gorgeous looking book. The pictures are stunningly beautiful...." Read more

"...Plants is a very interesting book, well made, well edited and includes lovely pictures...." Read more

"...Between the lovely photography, the lengthy acknowledgements, the history.... this is an amazing book for true plant geeks, traders, seed savers,..." Read more

"Barstow's book provides a fresh and in-depth look at a number of largely forgotten and ignored--but excellent--vegetables...." Read more

3 customers mention "Biodiversity"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's approach to biodiversity, with one customer noting its permaculture insights and another highlighting its focus on seed savers.

"...history.... this is an amazing book for true plant geeks, traders, seed savers, and a lasting tribute to friendship." Read more

"This book gives necessary glimpse into permaculture and some of its history." Read more

"Inspirational edibles..." Read more

3 customers mention "Plant variety"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the variety of plants featured in the book, with one customer noting it includes familiar vegetables from around the world.

"...The familiar plants and a lot of less familiar choices are here, with clear and practical information about their uses and seasonal changes...." Read more

"...Nice to see familiar plants in an unfamiliar way. Well worth a read." Read more

"This book is indeed a book of edible plants from around the world...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Greg
    5.0 out of 5 stars I was surprised that he could possibly limit his book to only his favorite 80.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2015
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    I first heard of Stephen from his Permaculture magazine articles on Hablitzia and Hosta. Finding out that Stephan grows 1000's of edible plants on his roughly 1/4 acre lot, I was surprised that he could possibly limit his book to only his favorite 80...he once made a salad with 537 plant varieties....I just didn't think he had it in him to discuss only 80. Well, he did not disappoint! By my count he discusses about 440 edible species (thank you Stephan!!!) as well as many varieties within the species. He also covers these plants histories, uses, methods of preparation (including recipes), and gives wonderful information on what conditions the plants prefer to grow under.

    This book contains a wealth of Stephan's personal observations as well as catalogs excellent information from his research and trials over the last 3 decades. If you're looking for a book to diversify the production of leafy greens coming from a beautiful, perennial, edible landscape than this is absolutely the one to get. I now have a list of 50 new plants to add to my gardens and I'm enjoying eating many of varieties I already have due to Stephan's preparation/use advice. Thank you so much Stephen!!!
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  • bjorn hauksson
    5.0 out of 5 stars permaculture or just plain gardening- then this is a great book. Was a bit surprised when I was ...
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015
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    If you are interested in edible plants, self sufficiency, permaculture or just plain gardening- then this is a great book. Was a bit surprised when I was looking in my garden and found several of the plants described in the book. An eye opener. I will start looking for other potential edible plants to have in my garden.

    If I have (a very slight) criticism then I would have liked a bit more about how how to grow the various plants.

    I understand that Stephen Barstow will come to Iceland this year - and I hope I will be able to go to his lecture. If it is as good as the book - it will for sure be very interesting.

    Decided to add to my comment - yesterday (7th of September) went to Stephen Barstow's lecture - it was great - just wish it would have been longer - and yes it was very interesting!

    If you want to know something different about edible plants - then this is the book for you.
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  • Sam Thayer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on little-known vegetables for the gardener and forager
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Barstow's book provides a fresh and in-depth look at a number of largely forgotten and ignored--but excellent--vegetables. Based on his personal experience as well as extensive book research, it fits a great deal of information into a small space. Reading it gives you the feeling that Stephen had about six thousand pages he could have included, but pared them down to normal book size. In other words, he's not a journalist who just scratched the surface of his subject--he's been living with these plants as the centerpiece of his life for decades. Although not specifically a book on wild edibles, most of the plants are available in the wild, and I would rank this as one of the most important books about wild edibles published in the last 10 years. The photos are superb, and the book does a very good job of explaining what parts are eaten at what stage.
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  • Jamie Roulstone
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book On Eatables!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
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    I was fortunate enough to attend a lecture by Stephen Barstow at the Botanical Gardens in Oslo, Norway. Luckily for me he lectured in english and I fell in love with the interesting subject of eatables .... aka ornamental edibles. Around the World in 80 Plants is a very interesting book, well made, well edited and includes lovely pictures. Don't expect a huge section for each part of the world, he mainly touches on different locations and focuses a lot on Scandinavia, which makes sense. If you're interesting in edible plants at all this is definitely a book to have in your collection.
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  • Roar Ljoekjell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of useful information
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2017
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    I learned a lot from this book. Some of the plants in my garden I aquired because I learned about them here. It is a pleasant read and a great source for information. The perennial vegetable trend is still in its infancy. Knowledge and experience in the area is slowly building up, so every book that comes out is important. This book makes a lot of valuable information available for those of us who are enthusiasts or just want to add some elements of it to our own gardening.
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  • SG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly beautiful
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2015
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    What a gorgeous looking book. The pictures are stunningly beautiful. There is so much knowledge in the book, that even though I live in a different climate from the author's, my garden is in a temperate climate zone in Oregon (near the Portland area) and I can implement many of the plants and flowers in my yard. The author has done a fabulous job in sharing the knowledge he has gathered throughout his lifetime. A wonderful read. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves nature.
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  • Taylor N
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational edibles
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2016
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    Stephen's enthusiasm for perennial vegetables from around the world (love that its organized by region) is contagious. This book will give you enthnobotanical accounts, but most importantly, experiential knowledge of preparation and cultivation. It is the joy of first-hand interaction with these edibles, which are often little-known outside of their regions, that makes this book a gem. No doubt after reading it that many of these species will end up in your top 80 perennial vegetables.
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  • Zacc
    3.0 out of 5 stars Is what it says, not what I thought it was...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019
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    This book is indeed a book of edible plants from around the world. I was more expecting a catalog of ALL or many edible plants from around the world, like an index of the British Agricultural Society's list of 80k plants....

    This is a book of very weird like shrubs and brush type plants form around the world, chosen seemingly at random. I'm not sure why the author chose these plants.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book and price but...
    Reviewed in Australia on November 14, 2021
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    ....the quality of materials is not that great.
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  • Sally
    5.0 out of 5 stars Full of excellent information
    Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2019
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    Great stuff. I had no idea that some of the plants featured in here are edible. The gardening projects in this book are an inspiration for people living in cold climates.
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  • Sophia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Paperback book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2021
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    Sold as used but as new. Book arrived very fast, I bought it for a gift for my husband who is interested in growing perennial vegetables which we had never heard about until recently on TV. I took a quick look inside the book quickly before wrapping and it looks a good read and reference book, it is not one of those "coffee tables" books which consists of photographs, this book has good proper information in the basics of growing perennial veg, just what I wanted and I am sure my husband will be delighted with it when his birthday arrives. I would certainly recommend it's worth the extra money, the author knows what he is talking about.
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  • Tout en chantant
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2022
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    The author engages with the plants with such fresh eyes, it is a joy to read and very informative and inspiring. Thank you!
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  • Jamilah
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting perennial edibles
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2016
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    This is one of the most riveting books I have read. I borrowed a copy from the library which I found so interesting that I had to buy my own copy. The perennial plants described reach peak harvest in the spring and so nicely fill the "hungry gap" left by the more usual vegetables. I have Ken Fern's book also but find "Around the World in 80 Plants" more practical.
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