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"* 'A passionate, well argued and thought-provoking book' - The Independent on Sunday * 'Explains clearly that we can all make a change in what we eat and radically improve our health.' - The Ecologist"
Olive (The Green Olive award) July 2007
Its concise, practical and shows you how to improve what you eat
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This book is an excellent compilation of information to assist everyone in the UK with improving the nutrition of their diet naturally, although much of the book would be of interest no matter where you live. Harvey emphasises the importance of healthy soil and gives some interesting details about this. He also encourages us to break the supermarket habit which is a good suggestion for improving our health, but also to help break down the transnational corporate powers.
Throughout the book, Harvey refers to other authors' works and brings them all together nicely. He even wrote a few pages about my favourite farmer's book, "The One Straw Revolution" by Masanobu Fukuoka. Another book he referred to was one by Charles Sanford Porter in which Porter made the claim that pasteurizing milk renders it unsuitable for human use. This is something I hope to look into further.
Harvey also makes a few references to policy, claiming that through the common agricultural policy, the European Union has waged ceaseless war on good farming and wholesome, natural foods. "The farming revolution of the twentieth century took away farmer's independence, ruined their soils and made the nation dependent on imported chemicals and oil for its food supply. And the foods themselves were degraded" (pp 204-205). In addition, claims that "[o]ne of the most damaging consequences of the political management of agriculture is that it placed bureaucracy between farmers and their customers" (p 249). One of the side effects of this, Harvey explains, is that consumers then no longer have anyone to complain to or listen to their concerns about aspects of the production process. He gives a few good Internet resources for getting in touch with producers to get around this.
The book includes a Local Food Directory of farm gate suppliers, farm shops and farmers' markets all across the UK. One page is set out for box schemes. As he says himself, the list is not complete because there are too many to mention, but it makes for a good starting point. At the end, he lists various whole foods with tips on what to avoid, what to buy and the nutritional benefits.
Throughout the book, Harvey refers to other authors' works and brings them all together nicely. He even wrote a few pages about my favourite farmer's book, "The One Straw Revolution" by Masanobu Fukuoka. Another book he referred to was one by Charles Sanford Porter in which Porter made the claim that pasteurizing milk renders it unsuitable for human use. This is something I hope to look into further.
Harvey also makes a few references to policy, claiming that through the common agricultural policy, the European Union has waged ceaseless war on good farming and wholesome, natural foods. "The farming revolution of the twentieth century took away farmer's independence, ruined their soils and made the nation dependent on imported chemicals and oil for its food supply. And the foods themselves were degraded" (pp 204-205). In addition, claims that "[o]ne of the most damaging consequences of the political management of agriculture is that it placed bureaucracy between farmers and their customers" (p 249). One of the side effects of this, Harvey explains, is that consumers then no longer have anyone to complain to or listen to their concerns about aspects of the production process. He gives a few good Internet resources for getting in touch with producers to get around this.
The book includes a Local Food Directory of farm gate suppliers, farm shops and farmers' markets all across the UK. One page is set out for box schemes. As he says himself, the list is not complete because there are too many to mention, but it makes for a good starting point. At the end, he lists various whole foods with tips on what to avoid, what to buy and the nutritional benefits.
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This is a great book, the results of lots of good quality research and it is an interesting read. It has really opened my eyes to what we are being sold as 'food'. It's got me really thinking about my diet and the quality of my food in general. I probably found this book at a turning point in my life, 'cos I've now suddenly making some radical changes to how I shop and eat and have discovered my nearby farmer's markets. This book also, somehow led me to other interesting books on food such as those by Norman Walker who was a huge advocate of fruit and veg, natural living and internal cleansing. Check him out, he's revolutionary! And thanks to We Want Real Food for starting me the quality food trail.
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