Rowan Jacobsen

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1) Truffle hound: on the trail of the world's most seductive scent, with dreamers, schemers, and some extraordinary dogs

Author

Jacobsen, Rowan

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Guaranteed to spark America's next great culinary passion, a James Beard Award-winning author explores the secretive and seductive world of truffles, the elusive food that has captured hearts, imaginations and palates worldwide.

2) The living shore: rediscovering a lost world

Author

Jacobsen, Rowan

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

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A marine scientist, together with Rowan and a conservancy group interested in habitat restoration, suggests a possible blueprint for cleaning up our oceans by observing an isolated pocket of oysters living on the western side of Vancouver Island.

3) American terroir: savoring the flavors of our woods, waters, and fields

Author

Jacobsen, Rowan

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

4) Fruitless fall: the collapse of the honey bee and the coming agricultural crisis

Author

Jacobsen, Rowan

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

Description

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Traces the significant 2007 and 2008 reductions in honeybee populations, identifying the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder to explain the link between bee pollination and industrial agriculture and predict dangerous reductions in food output.