I’m reading a fascinating book, titled as above, by Leonard Shlain. In all honesty, I’m only up to p72, but … Read More
The Alphabet Versus The Goddess
Author: Roz Savage
The Democratisation of Knowledge
I recently moved to Gloucestershire, and close to where I live there is a tall, thin tower standing on a … Read More
Shambhala Warrior Mind Training
Last week I was at a festival in Somerset called Buddhafield. The name probably tells you all you need to … Read More
Agroecology – Alleluia!
I’ll be honest – I was getting rather bored with writing this series on food production. I know it’s tremendously … Read More
The Ground Beneath Our Feet
I’m back at my desk, and back to writing about food production and its environmental consequences. I’ve already touched on … Read More
The Hero Path
Today’s blog post is courtesy of Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces and many other books, … Read More
On hiatus
I’m travelling for the next couple of weeks, so am taking a break from blogging. I’ll be back, refreshed and … Read More
Farming and Fertilisers
“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer … Read More
Pesticides: Can We Live Without?
In 1962 Rachel Carson published her seminal work, Silent Spring, warning that excessive use of synthetic pesticides, especially DDT, was … Read More