Bronze age and medieval items unearthed in Monmouthshire
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Bronze Age tools and medieval brooch found in Wales declared as treasure
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The seed detective trying to save rare food crops
British horticulturalist Adam Alexander collects, grows and saves endangered vegetable varieties, in an effort to preserve the genetic diversity of edible crops.
Posted: Aug 4, 2021 3:11 PM
Posted By: CNN
Hidden amongst lush Welsh woods and fields of wildflowers, grows an assortment of rare vegetable varieties. They might look ordinary enough, but many have been saved from extinction.
Each variety has its own story. The Syrian long pepper was grown from seeds taken out of the country during its conflict in 2011. The Llanover pea was brought to Wales by a German prisoner of war after World War II as a gift for a maid he had fallen in love with.