The Wild Green Yonder

Ten Seasons Volunteering on New Zealand's Organic Farms

Philippa Jamieson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2008
New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86966-183-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Itching for a change, city girl Philippa Jamieson quits her cosy job in Dunedin to travel around New Zealand on the WWOOF scheme (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms). Over the course of two-and-a-half years she volunteers at 40 locations - market gardens, livestock farms, communes - many of which truly lie in the wild and hairy yonder. Along the way Philippa meets a bevy of diverse characters: the irrepressible farm host who's built his own coffin - with a limerick for an epitaph; Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons; and many more, not forgetting Thelma the goat. Some of our unsung heroes can be found in these pages: forward-thinking Kiwis who are quietly working away at producing healthy food without toxins, saving heirloom crop varieties, practising self-sufficiency and improving the soil for the next generation. Informative, entertaining and affectionate, The Wild Green Yonder offers inspiration to anyone with a yen for life's positive alternatives, as well as a unique view on where organic farming is at in New Zealand today.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.1.2008
• Zusatzinfo: 15-20 illustrations
• Verlagsort: Birkenhead
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 153 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 367 g
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 1-86966-183-4 / 1869661834
• ISBN-13: 978-1-86966-183-0 / 9781869661830
• Zustand: Neuware