Food & Farming Books

Format: Paperback / softback 272 pagesPublisher: Ebury PublishingImprint: BBC BooksISBN: 9781785947315Published: 16 Mar 2023Classifications: Norfolk, Earth sciences, Biodiversity, Conservation of the environmentWeight: 260g Our relationship with our land is broken: we must heal it. Jake Fiennes is on a mission to change the face...

By: John Lewis-StempelBinding: PaperbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Lewis-Stempel is one of our finest nature writers ... He writes with delicate observation and authority, giving us in Woodston a book teeming with fascinating details, anecdotes and penetrating insights into the real cost of our denatured...

By: John WrightBinding: Paperback / softback'He writes so engagingly that it's hard to imagine that actual foraging can be more attractive than reading his accounts of it. ...[This book] is a treasure. It is beautifully produced, designed and illustrated.' - John Carey, The Sunday...

By: Neil AnsellBinding: Paperback / softbackDeep Country is Neil Ansell's account of five years spent alone in a hillside cottage in Wales. 'I lived alone in this cottage for five years, summer and winter, with no transport, no phone. This is the story of...

By: Sarah LangfordBinding: Paperback / softbackSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING'An honest look at the farming life today. Raw, earthy and inspiring' - Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'A beautifully written, incredibly timely book' - Clover Stroud, author of My Wild...

Format: Hardback 208 pages, 8-page colour insertPublisher: Chelsea Green Publishing UKImprint: Chelsea Green Publishing UKISBN: 9781915294197Published: 18 Apr 2024Weight: 424gDimensions: 237 x 163 x 22 (mm) ‘[A] joyously readable book— it riffs along like breeze in the hedgerow.’ John Lewis-Stempel in Country Life‘Hart’s passion...

By Michael Morpurgo (Author) , Katherine Rundell (Introduction By)Format: Paperback / softback 250 pages, Photographs throughout by James RaviliousPublisher: Little Toller BooksImprint: Little Toller BooksISBN: 9781915068224Published: 3 Oct 2023Weight: 446gDimensions: 157 x 216 x 26 (mm) Originally published in 1979, All Around the Year...

By: George MonbiotBinding: Paperback / softbackThe Sunday Times bestseller *Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize*A New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year'This book calls for nothing less than a revolution in the future of food' Kate RaworthFrom the bestselling author of Feral, a breathtaking...

By: James RebanksBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEARThe new bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life'A beautifully written story of a family, a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of wildcrafting with Ebony Gheorghe's "Enchanted Foraging." This captivating book unveils the secrets of foraging for plants and herbs, weaving together the practical and the mystical. Embark on a journey to reconnect with nature's bounty, harnessing its powers...

By Henry Dimbleby (Author), Jemima Lewis (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 336 pages, graphs and photographs throughoutPublisher: Profile Books LtdImprint: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781800816527Published: 4 Jan 2024Weight: 270gDimensions: 128 x 199 x 23 (mm) A Waterstones Best Book of 2023 'Brilliant - a must read'...

From Peter Wohlleben, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, and his wife, Miriam, comes an inspired, practical memoir of creating a sustainable homestead amongst the trees. Called "a veritable tree whisperer" by the Wall Street Journal, Peter Wohlleben is...

WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK BARKHAMAnd an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones'One of the great no-holds-barred life-adventures in the wilds of the British landscape.' ADAM NICOLSONWritten on the eve of the Second World War, this memoir tells the remarkable story of how...

Silent Spring is a groundbreaking work of non-fiction that sounded the alarm on the devastating environmental impacts of chemical pesticides like DDT. With meticulous research and a gripping narrative, Rachel Carson exposes the unintended consequences of mankind's war against nature, from the near-extinction of...

`Share[s] the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen' Sunday Times `Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping . Brilliant' New York Magazine An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock. Since first domesticating the...

Hedgerows, moors, meadows and woods - these hold a veritable feast for the forager. In this hugely informative and witty handbook, John Wright reveals how to spot the free and delicious pickings to be found in the British countryside, and how to prepare and...

Unlock the bounty of nature's pantry with "Foraging: The Essential Guide to Free Wild Food." This comprehensive guide takes you on an immersive journey through the vibrant landscapes of hedgerows, parks, fields, woods, rivers, and seashores, unveiling the edible treasures that lie waiting to...

By: John Lewis-StempelBinding: Paperback / softback__________________'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' - THE TIMESThe Sunday Times Bestseller - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and...

By: Bella BathurstBinding: Paperback / softbackA priceless portrait of one of the least understood and frequently most vilified of people: farmers. It should really be read by all in this country who buys food - i.e. everyone.' Daily Mail'Highly researched and deeply thoughtful ......

By: Charles DowdingBinding: HardbackWork in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops - without back-breaking effort!Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well now you can! By following the simple...

By: Dan SaladinoBinding: Paperback / softback'A book of wonders' Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the YearWinner of the Wainwright Prize 2022 - Eating to Extinction is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food...

By: Dr Robert LustigBinding: Paperback / softbackDid you know that 62% of the food in our supermarkets is not only processed but 'ultra-processed' (ingredients from other foods are combined to make something 'new', often in colours that do not exist in nature) and that...

By: Tom HuntBinding: Hardback'If we could all live and eat a little more like Tom the world and the food chain would be in much better shape.' Anna Jones'This book is like a hybrid of Michael Pollan and Anna Jones. It combines serious food...

By: James RebanksBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Affectionate, evocative, illuminating. A story of survival - of a flock, a landscape and a disappearing way of life. I love this book' Nigel Slater'Triumphant, a pastoral for the 21st century' Helen Davies, Sunday...

By: Ed WintersBinding: Paperback / softbackOur choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of...

Series: Green IdeasFormat: Paperback / softback 112 pagesPublisher: Penguin Books LtdImprint: Penguin ClassicsISBN: 9780141997025Published: 26 Aug 2021Classifications: Food & society, Food manufacturing & related industries, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Fitness & diet, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiencyWeight: 74g In twenty short books, Penguin brings you...

Herbs are the most liberating and confidence-boosting of ingredients: grow some and you feel like a proper gardener, bring some into the kitchen and you feel like a proper cook. They allow you to experiment and bring individuality to your cooking while, at the...

By: Philip LymberyBinding: Paperback / softback'Powerful, purposeful and persuasive ... This book is transformative. We must read, mark and learn, fast' Michael Morpurgo'A call to action - to change our world from the ground up. A vitally necessary book' Isabella Tree'Philip Lymbery pulls no...

By: Tim LangBinding: Paperback / softbackHow does Britain get its food? Why is our current system at breaking point?How can we fix it before it is too late?British food has changed remarkably in the last half century. As we have become wealthier and more...

By: Guy StandingBinding: Paperback / softbackA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022 'A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.' - David Bollier'With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing...