The Carbon Fields

by Graham Harvey

From the author of the The Killing of the Countryside.Winner of the BP Natural World Book Prize.The hidden route to a healthier Britain.It's one of the best kept secrets of our time; a simple, natural solution to today's most pressing problems - high food prices, rising carbon emissions, ill health. The remedy is there for the taking. No breakthroughs are required, no "fad" diets. You won't have to throw away the car keys or give up real butter and juicy steaks. So who's keeping us all in the dark?Award-winning author Graham Harvey investigates the world of food and farming and how global corporations have hijacked almost every aspect of the natural world around us. He shows how internationally-traded grains have been used to exacerbate climate change, obesity and sickness. By reclaiming our greatest natural asset we can put ourselves and the nation back on the road to health and prosperity.This book will surprise you. You'll wonder how something so vital to Britain's well-being can have been kept hidden. But once you know you'll be in a position to act - to reclaim this stolen treasure. At a time of threat and uncertainty our country needs it as never before.

Genres: Environment

248 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[dennis Waters · Rating 4 out of 5]

A frightening book because everything it tells you that is destroying our farmland is getting worse and as the book says it would take decades to sort out the damage chemicals are doing. The book is a great idea and has all the answers but nothing will be done because the rich farming companies are making too much money. If everything it tells you in this book is true Britain could sort there own food problems out but won’t. The fact if everything was grass fed it could also be cheaper for the consumers just makes you want to scream.

[Chris Wildman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Revealing book on sustainable agriculture and farming, a must read to understand the importance of traditional land management and farming

[Ian · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF - just didn't grab me...