ROBERT ASHTON

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2024 Essential reading for anybody who wants to understand rural life Patrick Galbraith author of In Search of One Last Song This is a book of life and why we should celebrate our roots before it is too late John Connell author of The Cow BookWhere Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay is an ode to rural life charting traditions of the past how they were lost and why we need to reconnect Exploring the relationship between everyday items and the communities that make them Robert Ashton provides a snapshot of twenty first century England Where are the people who grow barley milk cows and produce wool How have their farming methods become less ethical sustainable and natural over time And what are we doing today to reverse that change Inspired by George Ewart Evans s Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay Ashton gives voice to local people and travels rural Suffolk in search for innovation interweaving his own personal connection to Evans and to the land Part memoir part social history Ashton s thought provoking book is a manifesto for why against all odds we need to step back in order to progress

Este libro nos ofrece 700 consejos para mejorar nuestra vida en todos los aspectos En la línea de Las reglas de la vida relaciona vida feliz/éxito en el trabajo y viceversa De lectura muy fácil, con consejos numerados segun tematicas, con objetivos, recomendaciones y normas. Toca temas que a todo el mundo interesan y preocupan, como el estres, las relaciones personales, la inseguridad en la toma de decisiones, el sueldo, etc. Intenta inculcar una actitud positiva ante la vida. Un libro para tener siempre a mano y releer de vez en cuando.

En el ámbito empresarial los llamados alquimistas son personas que tienen la capacidad de crear algo a partir de la nada. A través de la lectura de este libro aprenderá a crear cosas nuevas y a lograr mucho mas de lo que nunca hubiera imaginado.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2024 Essential reading for anybody who wants to understand rural life Patrick Galbraith, author of In Search of One Last Song This is a book of life and why we should celebrate our roots before it is too late John Connell, author of The Cow Book Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay? is an ode to rural life, charting traditions of the past, how they were lost and why we need to reconnect.Exploring the relationship between everyday items and the communities that make them, Robert Ashton provides a snapshot of twenty-first century England. Where are the people who grow barley, milk cows and produce wool? How have their farming methods become less ethical, sustainable and natural over time? And what are we doing today to reverse that change?Inspired by George Ewart Evans Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay , Ashton gives voice to local people and travels rural Suffolk in search for innovation, interweaving his own personal connection to Evans and to the land. Part memoir, part social history, Ashtons thought-provoking book is a manifesto for why, against all odds, we need to step back in order to progress.

We rely on the soil and its rich biodiversity for our food, traditions and folklore, but are we guilty of taking it for granted? In Down to Earth, Robert Ashton traces five centuries of human relationships with the soil, from farming and folklore to the modern environmental crisis. In so doing he reveals the wisdom of the gardeners, farmers, gravediggers, archaeologists and naturalists who work with it every day. Each chapter focuses on an aspect of our connection to the earth beneath our feet, seeking to deepen our understanding of its importance and encourage us to take its preservation more seriously.