Unearthed

A beautiful book about nature, and how reengaging with the foundational experience of our species of growing and cultivating crops can be a source of healing and spiritual truth… I recommend it – Afua HirschThis is an outstanding work of storytelling and nature writing. It’s also a hard-hitting and educational read * Gardens Illustrated, Books of the Year *It is rare for a book to come along that tells a story that has never been heard before. Unearthed is just that and more. Deeply felt, deeply told, deeply generous, Claire Ratinon’s story of trying to find a place of belonging in a post-colonial landscape is one that will change hearts and minds. How vitally we have needed this narrative, how beautifully it has been told. – Alice Vincent, author of RootboundExquisite * Nova Reid, Author of The Good Ally *Poignant and groundbreaking… we are tenderly offered a new possibility of deeper wonder, awe and profound hope as we unearth the truth that grows in all our gardens * The Garden *

Claire Ratinon is an organic food grower and writer based in East Sussex. After a chance encounter with a rooftop farm while living in New York City, Claire discovered her love for growing vegetables. She returned to London, where she left her career in TV documentary production, and has been pursuing her passion for plants ever since.

Claire has grown organic vegetables for the Ottolenghi restaurant, Rovi; delivered workshops to audiences including East London primary schools, community centres and corporate clients; given talks for organisations including The Garden Museum, the Royal College of Art and West Dean College; as well as having appeared on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time. Her writing has been featured in Waitrose Food Magazine, Bloom and The Modern House Journal and her first book, How to Grow Your Dinner Without Leaving The House, was published in 2020.