The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review includes Heirloom Harvest in its list of gardening books to read before spring:

“One of the most unusual and intriguing garden books I’ve ever come across. Photographer Jerry Spagnoli spent 15 years visiting author Amy Goldman’s 210-acre farm in Rhinebeck, N.Y., using the historical daguerreotype process to create unique and wonderful images, each one a work of art… The thick, glossy pages do these works justice. This is one book to leave on the coffee table for friends to gush over.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (February 2016)

“Own this book. Raw, graphic, and glittering, the daguerreotypes in the book Heirloom Harvest, by Jerry Spagnoli, master of photography’s oldest form, morph everyday vegetables into high art. Heirloom-plant conservationist Amy Goldman’s fascinating passages complement the arresting pictures.” Organic Life (January/February 2016) 

“Amy Goldman, preeminent heirloom vegetable gardener and long-time friend and advisor to Seed Savers Exchange, has published a delightful fourth book…The book’s layout, from the plush silver and black cover to the black, large format art paper it’s printed on, creates a timeless, portable gallery of art… Heirloom Harvest is not only a must-read for those interested in Amy Goldman and heirloom vegetable gardening, it is a must-see for all art lovers and lovers of heirloom plants and gardens.” Heritage Farm Companion (Winter 2015)

“We depend on these fruits and vegetables for our sustenance… and I like to think that the book represents a gesture of respect for that legacy…These aren’t things that are produced in factories or are man-made. These are the organisms in their own right.” NPR’s The Salt (January 2016)

“Jaw-dropping photography . . . will appeal to your eyes and your belly . . . It may not be your traditional cookbook, but this collection of heirloom vegetables captured in daguerreotype–the joint effort of a plant conservationist and a revered photographer–is still a treat.”  Entertainment Weekly (January 2016)

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“Stunningly illustrated by daguerreotypist Jerry Spagnoli. He transforms albeit fancy varieties of gourd, bean and turnip into otherworldly luminous objects with extreme, textured surfaces. Black and white never looked so colourful. Beautifully designed, with a lovely essay by Goldman about raising her tender stems on her 200-acre Hudson Valley farm, this is one for your …

Featuring breathtaking photographs by Jerry Spagnoli, this tome is sure to be treasured by gardeners as much as Goldman’s previous books about heirloom tomatoes, squash and melons… Heirloom Harvest is comprised of a moving essay by Goldman about her love affair with growing heirloom varieties and the evolution of her Hudson Valley farm complex, complemented by page after beautiful page of exquisitely moody Daguerreotypes of heirloom plants and rare livestock taken from a variety of angles and in various settings.” Dan’s Papers (December 2015)

“Amy Goldman is an artist in every sense of the word. Not only is she dedicated to preserving heirloom vegetables, but she’s written some of the most beautiful books about growing them… Her newest effort, Heirloom Harvest: Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures, is a stunner. Instead of capturing the glorious colors of freshly harvested …

“Heirloom Harvest is gripping because it is the story of one person’s life and the garden they have made and how one stage of the journey lead to another… Equally compelling are the book’s startlingly rich daguerreotype photographs by Jerry Spagnoli… There is an inviting, shimmering softness to many of the photographs but perhaps it is the depth of tone – one critic describes it brilliantly as ‘an austere sepia’ – which surprises me into looking more closely. The technique is wonderful for capturing the roughness of earth-caked vegetables or for the almost gritty surface of the ‘Tyson Pear’ and there is a wonderful, clear, light-catching quality to photographs such as ‘White Currants’.” Non Morris, The Dahlia Papers (December 2015)