A kitchen garden packed full of James Wong's recommendations would make a refreshing change ... full of encouragement to take a new look at not just the contents of our vegetable plot but at our gardens as a whole. -- Praise for Homegrown Revolution ― Gardens Illustrated
This year's most original gardening book -- Praise for Homegrown Revolution ― Daily Mail Weekend
A kitchen garden packed full of James Wong's recommendations would make a refreshing change ... full of encouragement to take a new look at not just the contents of our vegetable plot but at our gardens as a whole. - Gardens Illustrated
This year's most original gardening book - Daily Mail Weekend
Anyone who's ever winced their way through a mouthful of their own home-grown produce can learn how to supercharge their flavours thanks to James Wong's new RHS book....This book is packed with stats and science cleverly packaged to make it engaging and accessible. - The English Garden
From the Publisher
James Wong (Author) James Wong is a Kew-trained botanist, writer and broadcaster based in London, England. Graduating with a master of science degree in Ethnobotany in 2006, he has pursued his key research interests of under-utilised crop species & traditional food systems through field work in rural Ecuador, Java & Southern China.
He is the author of the best-selling books
Grow Your Own Drugs and
Homegrown Revolution, as well as a presenter of programmes including BBC2's award-winning
Grow Your Own Drugs and
Countryfile and Radio 4's
Gardeners' Question Time.
Becoming an RHS ambassador in 2014, James is passionate about communicating plant science to new audiences in relevant and accessible ways. With his obsession for food nearly eclipsing his love of plants, James's small London garden serves as a testing station for all manner of crops and horticultural ideas from around the world.
The Royal Horticultural Society (Author) The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK's largest gardening charity, dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its charitable work includes providing expert advice and information, training the next generation of gardeners and promoting the ecological, aesthetic and psychological benefits of gardening in an urban environment.
About the Author
James Wong is a Kew-trained botanist, science writer and broadcaster based in London. Graduating with a Master of Science degree in Ethnobotany in 2006, he pursued his key research interests of under-utilized crop species and traditional food systems through field work in rural Ecuador, Java and southern China.
He is the author of the best-selling books
Grow Your Own Drugs, Homegrown Revolution and, for Mitchell Beazley,
RHS Grow for Flavour (more than 66,000 copies sold) and
How to Eat Better (almost 90,000 copies sold). He has presented BBC2's award-winning series
Grow Your Own Drugs and co-presented, with Dr Michael Mosley,
The Secrets of Your Food - a major BBC series on the science of food. He has a column in the
Observer magazine.
With his obsession for food almost eclipsing his love of plants, James's small London garden serves as a testing station for all manner of crops from around the world.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK's largest gardening charity, dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its charitable work includes providing expert advice and information, training the next generation of gardeners and promoting the ecological, aesthetic and psychological benefits of gardening in an urban environment.
