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Resources

A little collection of some podcasts, movements, farms and books that have inspired me over the years

Books

Local Futures
by Helena Norberg-Hodge

This book connects the dots between our social, economic, ecological and spiritual crises, revealing how a systemic shift from global to local can address these seemingly disparate problems simultaneously.

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Staying Alive in Toxic Times
by Dr Jenny Goodman

The need is urgent; many people are feeling needlessly under the weather, or so tired and foggy-brained that they can’t even remember what full health feels like!

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Restoring Heritage Grains
by Eli Rogosa

Wheat is the most widely grown crop on our planet, yet industrial breeders have transformed this ancient staff of life into a commodity of yield and profit—witness the increase in gluten intolerance and ‘wheat belly’.  Modern wheat depends on synthetic fertilizer and herbicides that damage our health, land, water, and environment.

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Soil, Soul, Society
by Satish Kumar

We are all members of a one-earth society, and caring for the earth and soul is interrelated. This is the message of Satish Kumar, the internationally-respected peace and environment activist who has been gently setting the agenda for change for over 50 years

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Wilding
by Isabella Tree

Isabella Tree tells the story of the ‘Knepp experiment’, a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife

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A Small Farm Future
by Chris Smaje

In a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organising society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation—and will yield humanity’s best chance at survival.

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Forage
by Liz Knight

Forage is a beautifully illustrated celebration of edible plants that can be found throughout the world.

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The Mushroom Guide
by Peter Jordan

The Ultimate Guide to Identifying, Picking and Using Mushrooms

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For the Love of the Land
by Jenny Jefferies

This is a cook book to celebrate British farming in all its hardship and glory. For many families, working the land and raising livestock is a true labour of love, and what they produce is the backbone of the country's food and drink. The dishes in this book make the most of local and seasonal ingredients, creating delicious meals, puddings and bakes that anyone can cook up at home.

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Podcasts

Andy Cato, Happy Place
with Fearne Cotton

Treating our soil differently could have a knock on effect on our physical and mental health, as well as the health of the environment. As one half of Groove Armada, Andy Cato travelled the world playing music, but for the last 15 years his MO has been revolutionising the way we grow food.

Vandana Shiva Oneness vs the 1% with Russel Brand

Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, economic polarisation have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world's seven-billion-plus population pushes the planet-and all its people-to the social and ecological brink

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