Colin Tudge is a biologist, science writer and author, who has a passion for food and agriculture. His previous books include Why Genes Are Not Selfish, The Secret Life of Trees and The Secret Life of Birds. Now a freelance writer, Colin has worked with Farmers' Weekly, New Scientist and BBC Radio 3. He has a passion for food and agriculture, and is closely involved with the Campaign for Real Farming and the Funding Enlightened Agriculture network, which support SMEs in the sustainable food and farming sector.

This book spells out the steps by which we might be able to get out from under the dominance of the Corporations and the ‘big is best’ mentality, and restore a farming which will feed 10 billion without poisoning the landscape, killing the bees, or turning farmers into serfs. If we want a peaceful and prosperous future, nothing could be more important. Read it, and then get involved!

• AcknowledgementsAuthor's prefaceThe road to enlightened agricultureAgroecologyThe agrarian renaissanceEpilogue: the agrarian renaissance and the Real Farming TrustResourcesIndex

Colin Tudge is a biologist, science writer and author, who has a passion for food and agriculture. His previous books include Why Genes Are Not Selfish, The Secret Life of Trees and The Secret Life of Birds. Now a freelance writer, Colin has worked with Farmers' Weekly, New Scientist and BBC Radio 3. He has a passion for food and agriculture, and is closely involved with the Campaign for Real Farming and the Funding Enlightened Agriculture network, which support SMEs in the sustainable food and farming sector.

This book spells out the steps by which we might be able to get out from under the dominance of the Corporations and the ‘big is best’ mentality, and restore a farming which will feed 10 billion without poisoning the landscape, killing the bees, or turning farmers into serfs. If we want a peaceful and prosperous future, nothing could be more important. Read it, and then get involved!

• AcknowledgementsAuthor's prefaceThe road to enlightened agricultureAgroecologyThe agrarian renaissanceEpilogue: the agrarian renaissance and the Real Farming TrustResourcesIndex

Colin Tudge is a biologist, science writer and author, who has a passion for food and agriculture. His previous books include Why Genes Are Not Selfish, The Secret Life of Trees and The Secret Life of Birds. Now a freelance writer, Colin has worked with Farmers' Weekly, New Scientist and BBC Radio 3. He has a passion for food and agriculture, and is closely involved with the Campaign for Real Farming and the Funding Enlightened Agriculture network, which support SMEs in the sustainable food and farming sector.

This book spells out the steps by which we might be able to get out from under the dominance of the Corporations and the ‘big is best’ mentality, and restore a farming which will feed 10 billion without poisoning the landscape, killing the bees, or turning farmers into serfs. If we want a peaceful and prosperous future, nothing could be more important. Read it, and then get involved!

• AcknowledgementsAuthor's prefaceThe road to enlightened agricultureAgroecologyThe agrarian renaissanceEpilogue: the agrarian renaissance and the Real Farming TrustResourcesIndex