Common Treasures Book One: Land, Food and Farming - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915068495 ISBN 13: 9781915068491

Publisher: Little Toller Books, 2025

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little Toller Books
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915068495
• ISBN 13: 9781915068491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114
• Editor: Dall Amica, Smith Giles, Binning James, Pereira Sara