What would happen if you had to source all your food from a local area? This is exactly what Ian Walker did, literally. While on holiday in Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula, a challenge was born: to prove wrong the theory that he would struggle to find good food in the area, and that it lacked any culinary gems. The resulting tale is a unique insight into food in Britain, tracking down sources of food, finding people who have a deep passion in producing top quality ingredients. With over 100 recipes it proves that cooking locally is possible and has many benefits. Could this be the blueprint for the future of food in our country? 254pp, 138mm x 216mm, softback, 2006
How to Live Off-Grid by Nick Rosen is a guide to perfecting the skills of a practical, sustainable, freewheeling kind of self-sufficiency, with freedom from the ties that bind.
Consumer power, once mobilised, can be a powerful force for change, perhaps even more powerful, nowadays, than our vote. So how happy we are to have found this book, which contains all the information needed to make even small shopping choices have a
From the Slow Food Campaign to Rick Stein’s food heroes, chefs, food writers and environmentalists increasingly equate ‘real’ food with local food – but where do you buy it, and what should you buy? In... [more]
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