GREENSPIN: a videopoem from Frome Media Arts on Vimeo. Helen Moore is an award-winning ecopoet and socially engaged artist based in NE Scotland, and has an MA (with distinction) in Comparative and General Literature from Edinburgh University. Her debut poetry collection, Hedge Fund, And Other Living Margins (Shearsman Books, 2012), was described by Alasdair
What has underground gardening in Tokyo, the origin of garlic and an English bishop got in common? They are all stories from the original, groundbreaking book, Around The World In 80 Plants. Perennial gardening will never be the same again, nor will be your kitchen repertoire! Around The World In 80 Plants takes us on
Since we published Plants of a Future in 1997, there has been no new book exploring edible perennial plants that can be grown in cool temperate climates. Until now! Stephen Barstow is a world acknowledged expert in this subject with unprecedented experience and an extraordinary collection of plants that he has personally grown and tasted.
An exciting chance to meet our latest author, Mick Collins, author of The Unselfish Spirit: Human Evolution in a Time of Global Crisis. Mick Collins will be launching his new book at Watkins Bookshop this Thursday 4th September from 6.30-7.30pm, with a half an hour talk, and time for questions and book signing. Watkins Books at
Graham Burnett, author of Permaculture: A Beginner's Guide and The Vegan Book of Permaculture, lives with his wife Debby and four children in Westcliff on Sea. He teaches and runs permaculture courses in North London through Naturewise and in West Essex at Dial House and is the founder of Spiralseed, an ethical organisation based around the
Mick Collins has had an interesting career after he left school at 15 years of age with no formal educational qualifications. For many years his working life was focused on manual work, which including working as a builder’s labourer, infantryman, and heavy goods truck driver. Between 1977-1983 Mick travelled around the world visiting diverse
In 2002, Howard Johns founded Southern Solar which grew into one of the largest solar companies in the south of the UK. He served as chairman of the Solar Trade Association for five years, representing the industry in the media, as well as in parliamentary hearings and at national and international conferences. Howard led
Better known in Latin America as 'Francisco', comparisons to Gandhi do not seem far-fetched.Like Gandhi, Frans is a master strategist working on behalf of the dispossessed. He makes perfect sense in an imperfect world. One of 15 children born into a poor farming family in Holland, Francisco Van der Hoff Boersma became a master
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