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Product details
- ISBN 9781915672681
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 08 Apr 2025
- Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Garden
explores the transformative journey of the 1970s countercultural farmers and
growers whose radical practices redefined how we grow and eat today.
- Countercultural Roots: Chronicles how a
generation influenced by psychedelics, Eastern philosophy, and reactions to
Vietnam, the Oil Shocks, and DDT sparked a deep interest in sustainable
farming.
- In-depth Exploration of Influences: Covers
movements like the organic food revolution, Permaculture, back-to-the-land
initiatives, radical ecology, and the impact of thinkers like Rudolph Steiner
on 1970s communities.
- Impact on Today’s Agriculture: Through
interviews with key figures, The Garden reveals how these visionary
growers, often without farming backgrounds, pioneered alternative agriculture
and influenced modern sustainable practices.
- A Legacy for the 2020s: Highlights the
enduring impact of these farmers, providing inspiration for today’s efforts to
reconnect with nature and rethink sustainable living.
Perfect
for readers interested in organic farming, environmental history, or the
cultural legacy of the 1970s, The Garden tells the untold story of how
counterculture reimagined food and our relationship to the earth.
Matthew Ingram is famous in his own head for throwing raves in West Africa in 1993, writing for Teletubbies, fleetingly being in The Black Dog, his cult music blog Woebot, writing for the Wire and FACT magazines, setting up the Dissensus forum and putting out a series of LPs. His "Vitamin C" animated documentary was shown at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
