Go Paleo?
Many readers will have heard about the Paleo diet inspired by the work of the doctor and dentist Weston Price. The author is a nutritionist…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Growing Biodynamic Crops
Authors: Eckard von Wistinghausen, Friedrich Sattler
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Biodynamic Agriculture
Originally part of Bio-Dynamic Farming Practice, this manual has become a standard textbook in the field and may be of interest to gardeners as well…… Read More »
The Broken Promise of Agricultural Progress
This study draws more general conclusions from an analysis of the agricultural impact of Western agriculture on the plains of New South Wales, from the…… Read More »
Sustainable Food Systems
In the aftermath of the food price spikes of 2008, scholars and policymakers have become much more aware of the dynamics of food security and…… Read More »
Cheaponomics
Subtitled 'the high cost of low prices', this informative and entertaining book shows that cheapness is in fact an illusion and that hidden costs show…… Read More »
The Wastewater Gardener
Charmingly subtitled 'preserving the planet one flush at a time', this book recounts the author's work in this area over the last 30 years. As…… Read More »
Exploring Climate Change
Mike Hulme is one of the best-known climate scientists, having established the Tyndall Centre and the University of East Anglia in 2000 and been a…… Read More »
Creating a New Consensus on Population
This book is about the politics of reproductive health, reproductive rights and women's empowerment. The author is an expert in the field in which he…… Read More »
After Sustainability
This book takes the view that dangerous climate change is coming, setting out the argument in a series of what the author calls vicious syllogisms:…… Read More »
Global Catastrophes
The author of this engaging and at times chilling book is professor emeritus of geophysical climate hazards at UCL. The book begins with the arresting…… Read More »