Common Treasures One: Land, Food and Farming
This is an anthology of writing from people who are engaged in practical, hands-on work to transform land, food and farming systems in the UK at grassroots level. They are bound together by a passion for understanding how land use and ownership shape not only agriculture but also the character of rural communities and the country at large. Many have first-hand experience of the challenges inherent in mainstream farming, food production and resource management, and the difficulties faced by those who seek to do things differently. But these are hopeful stories, offering a credible and compelling vision of what life in a rural future might look like.
Contributors: Maria Benjamin, Philip Trevelyan, Megan Willoughby, Charlotte Hollins, Stella Peyerl, Stephen Davies, Jez Ralph, Clare Hill, Colleen McCulloch, Stefan Laxness, Kaye Song
Amica Dall, Giles Smith and James Binning are founding members of Assemble, an organisation whose work involves social and design research, building projects and organisations. Sara Pereira is an independent writer, researcher, radio producer, literary translator and educator.
Common Ground is the environmental arts charity which connects people with place, nature and the seasons, with the idea of local distinctiveness at its heart. Its projects include Swift Town, Apple Day and Parish Maps.
Cover artwork by Polytechnic Works.