What shall we have for dinner? Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic, local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? We can eat what nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. This work traces the origin of what is consumed and the implications of it for us and our planet.

Shows us how to put food back at the centre of the political and family agenda. This title is part memoir, part journalistic investigation, and is full of original recipes.

Describes a simple, efficient system for growing and harvesting vegetables throughout the year, no matter what the climate.

Explains what composting is and how it works, provides instructions for making and using compost, and offers ecologically sound solutions to waste disposal problems.

Useful for small-scale growers and home orchardists, this book provides the information needed to grow apples successfully. It explores topics, such as: the use of kaolin clay as an effective strategy against curculio and borers; creating a healthy orchard ecosystem through understorey management of plants and nutrients; and more.

A pocket-sized edition of this classic, on the ever-popular subject of gardening the organic way.

...and fruits, nuts, berries, grains and other crops - than you ever thought possible - on less land than you can imagine. Seventh edition.

Gardeners tend to assume that any product or practice labeled as organic is automatically safe for humans and beneficial to the environment. This book says that it is not universally true, and the exceptions can pose a significant threat to human health.

A text on companion gardening, this title reveals the technique of using the beneficial effects that plants growing in close proximity have on each other. For example, borders of lavender, box or rosemary will protect your plants from invasion by slugs and snails and and planting a birch tree near the compost bin will speed the composting process.

Now in paperback, Jane Goodall's eye-opening book that draws on a lifetime of work as one of the world's most renowned scientists, conservationists, and animal rights activists and explores her deepest beliefs about the global meaning of food and what all

Shows how to recycle waste materials to create compost, discusses the uses of compost and equipment used, and includes instructions for building compost containers.

A thoughtful memoir of farmer and educator Michael Ableman as he journeys across the country with his son to seek out passionate farmers and food artisans. His odyssey leads him to vegetable farmers, orchardists, cheese makers, grain growers and people who raise animals who are trying to answer questions of sustenance both philosophically and in practice. From a luscious fruit farm in California .

Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup and Fragrances. Going green is hot these days, and celebrities like Cameron Diaz and Courtney Cox Arquette are turning organic products into a beauty trend.

This publication tackles temperate and tropical fruit, giving a detailed description of each, and advice on such vital subjects as growing, cultivating, harvesting and storing. The book also looks at the history and medicinal uses of fruit.

Gardening the Highgrove way - a practical guide to organic gardening as practised at Highgrove and The Prince of Wales's two other gardens - Clarence House in London and Birkhall in Scotland.

Presents the philosophy, tips and techniques to run a successful organic garden. Based on his experience of a system of permanent slightly-raised beds, the author takes you through a variety of fruit and vegetables: what to choose, when to plant and harvest, and how best to avoid pests and diseases.

A Blueprint for Changing the Way We Eat. A follow-up to 2006's 'Slow Food Revolution'. Offers models for reforming the way food is grown, prepared and eaten.