Newsletter Library - Books, Films and Music

Wall.E, an eco-opinion of the blockbuster film by our tame film buff Matt! More →

‘Who Will Save Us?' is an inspirational book for children and their adults, which takes a positive and empowering approach to the issues of climate change and helping to resolve it. More →

Beat the Credit Crunch with the Book of Rubbish Ideas! Now there's a bold claim if ever I heard one! If you speak to Tracey Smith, author of The Book of Rubbish Ideas, she'd sit you down and say, ‘Righty ho where do you want to start? More →

The Woodland Year is a triumphant celebration of the re-emergence of our traditional woodland culture. Ben Law expands on his previous writings to take the reader month by month through the activities that sustain his coppice-related livelihood at Prickly Nut Wood. With his usual modesty and good humour, The Woodland Year provides a kaleidoscopic insight into the woodsman's life. More →

Do you know...I can now make chocolate spread! And cheese. And a vitamin C supplement. And ketchup. And much, much more. So I am forever grateful for the day that Precycle! by Paul Peacock landed on my front door mat. More →

From British artist Solar Bud, 'Lightning Harvest' is a CD album of powerful dance music spanning a wide variety of styles. The music is a unique fusion of psychedelic rock, trance and techno, and with beautiful cover art by legendary psychedelic artist John Hurford and permaculture guru Graham Burnett, is an essential work of art for any music collection. More →

You always know a book is going to be good when Brigit describes it as ‘life changing'. Although I decided it was a must-read I have to confess to not really knowing what to expect. I assumed it would be good and informative but thought it would be about labelling contents: poor ingredients, hidden nasties and so on. I was wrong! It took many of my preconceptions about food, farming and the food retail industry and blew them to pieces. More →

This new eco-film is set in the year 2055. The world looks very bleak - London is flooded, Sydney is going up in flames, Las Vegas overwhelmed by desert. Pete Postlethwaite stars as a film archivist who is looking back at the last 50 years and wondering why we didn't do something to stop climate change while we had the chance. More →

I read this book and it made me angry. Really, feather-spitting angry. In our so-called ‘free society' it would appear that we are not told the truth, and freedom of information only includes that which the powers-that-be allow us to know. The health of the planet's unsuspecting inhabitants is not the concern of governments, rather it is keeping big businesses happy, regardless of the impact on the environment, the planet and its population. More →

Tanya reviews Alys Fowler's The Thrifty Gardener. More →