I have a passion for growing fruit and vegetables, which I have been doing since I was a little kid. I am a filmmaker, writer and seed saver. My interest in discovering rare, endangered but above all, delicious vegetables from around the world began as the result of meeting a remarkable lady in a vegetable market in Donetsk, Ukraine in the late eighties whilst making a documentary series there. I write about that life-changing encounter in my book The Seed Detective. So began a pursuit for deliciousness and a journey of discovery and learning about the social and cultural relationships we have with what we grow and eat that I have been on for the best part of 35 years. Today I have a library of over 500 varieties of vegetables I have been given and collected in my travels around the world which I love to sow, savour and share. My new book, The Accidental seed Heroes is published in the UK on 20th March 2025. You can pre-order a signed copy by visiting my shop
