{"product_id":"9781800182981","title":"Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This is a book of life and why we should celebrate our roots before it is too late. Fascinating.\" — John Connell, bestselling author of The Cow Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to rural life, charting traditions of the past, how they were lost and why we need to reconnect.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by George Ewart Evans’s \u003ci\u003eAsk the Fellows Who Cut the Hay\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An earthy and immensely thoughtful book, full of experience and wisdom ...Essential reading for anybody who wants to understand rural life, how we got here, and what we’ve lost.\" — \u003cb\u003ePatrick Galbraith, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of One Last Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eWe hear the authentic voices of local people, still in the middle of great forces of transformation. Now we hope these will create more sustainable and progressive futures.\" — \u003cb\u003eJules Pretty, author of \u003ci\u003eThe East Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eInformed by a deep familiarity with the county, Ashton reveals how an intimate knowledge of the rural past and present can contribute to shaping a meaningful future.\" — \u003cb\u003eProfessor Gareth Williams, biographer of George Ewart Evans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Ashton","offers":[{"title":"Unbound |  Hardback | Paper over boards |  2024-11-15","offer_id":45663918031103,"sku":"9781800182981","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9781800182981.jpg?v=1718375716","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781800182981","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}