After last month’s news of a spud glut, a new book on the history of the humble spud caught Stalker’s eye this month.
Feeding The People by Rebecca Earle, a prof at the University of Warwick, traces the trajectory of the potato from it's South American origins through to the modern day. Dare one say that it’s a book that should be on everyone’s reading menu.
Stalker awaits the publishing of a book charting the history of the fresh mushroom industry - now that’ll be a scintillating tome.
