Böcker av Paul Waddington

Each chapter starts with a brief story about the month itself (what's happening in the farming calendar, food-related customs and traditions), followed by narrative sections covering what's in prime season - fruit and veg, meat, fish and other seasonally-influenced produce such as cheeses.

Few of us have what it takes to go 'all the way' on the green scale. This title sets out your choices on a scale from 'completely green' to 'not even a little bit green'. It gives what you need to know so you can choose what suits you best.

Achieving genuine self-sufficiency of the kind described in John Seymour's classic guide is sadly beyond the vast reach of the urban majority today.