[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

It is interesting! The article is about one woman's attempt to preserve old Italian fruit varieties that are disappearing. Seed Savers Exchange is an example of an American organization that is doing what she does and works to conserve old heirloom vegetable varieties. (Also Baker Creek/Rare Seeds.)

Paintings of old Italian pear varieties listed by harvest month. Different cities and regions had different pears. (There are currently four main varieties of pears grown in Italy.)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The paintings alone were worth the price of admission!

I LOVE people that have a PASSION about what they do with their lives. :)