BBC journalist and environmentalist Rory Spowers wanted to finally live his dream and abandon life in London for a more ecologically sustainable li...
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Jan 08, 2010
Emma
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I bought this book because when I flipped through it in the bookshop, I found a mention of Kerala’s forest gardens and the huge positive impact they have on life in an economically ‘underdeveloped’ area of India.
It’s the story of a British journalist who transports his young family to Sri Lanka in the hope of building a sustainable life away from the chaos he believes industrialized nations will suffer when climate change and peak oil take hold.
The book is divided into th More...
It’s the story of a British journalist who transports his young family to Sri Lanka in the hope of building a sustainable life away from the chaos he believes industrialized nations will suffer when climate change and peak oil take hold.
The book is divided into th More...
Nov 23, 2009
Faith
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This book opens with a short but very graphic account of the dreadful tsunami that hit Sri Lanka in December 2004. This prologue gives the reader some insight into how Project Galle was born - help to the victims.
Moving swiftly on, the scene changes to how Rory Spowers (the author) came to be living in Sri Lanka and how he decided to set up and run an organic farm there. His writing is often funny, and the reader experiences with Rory the agony and ecstasy of living in a totally 'foreign' More...
Moving swiftly on, the scene changes to how Rory Spowers (the author) came to be living in Sri Lanka and how he decided to set up and run an organic farm there. His writing is often funny, and the reader experiences with Rory the agony and ecstasy of living in a totally 'foreign' More...
Nov 11, 2010
A good way to enjoy this book is to read it while travelling in SriLanka! Makes a lot more sense that way!
Jan 13, 2010
Darren
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To begin with this book was quite dull.... but I must confess, I've found myself becoming hooked... What a great read (with some VERY important lessons on OUR environment)
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