Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures

On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables—an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches; plots of squash, melons, cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and beets. The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener." It's her life's work, and she's not only focused on the pleasures of cultivating the land and feeding her family—she's also interested in preserving our agricultural he...