The Great Food Gamble
$38.31
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2002
Summary
John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing, and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals, crops, and fruits. He examines today’s travesties: factory farming, pouring chemicals into the land, the scandal of the supermarket wars, and cheap imported goods. He then turns to the future and asks: Can we save this ravaged earth and rebuild…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340770467 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340770465 |
| Author: | John Humphrys |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 130mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
‘Without being sentimental, it is a passionate discourse… well-written and accessible. My only concern is that its message is likely to be ignored where it matters most.’
Thought-provoking, well-researched - Fordyce Maxwell, Scotsman
Compelling - ObserverIncisive and readable - Mick Hume, The TimesHumphrys’s level-headedness makes the arguments all the more powerful - Paul Heiney, The Sunday TimesThis could be the best diet book ever written - The Sunday TimesWithout being sentimental, it is a passionate discourse… well-written and accessible. My only concern is that its message is likely to be ignored where it matters most. - Tim Lang, IndependentJohn Humphrys
In a broadcasting career spanning forty years John Humphrys has reported from all over the world for the BBC and presented its frontline news programmes on both radio and television. He has won a string of national awards and been described as a ‘national treasure’. He owned a dairy farm for ten years and has homes in Wales and London.
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