Are you looking for significant signs of hopefor the future, in our collective living-insympathy with the environment? If so, pleaselet me draw your attention to Farmer ManagedNatural Regeneration (FMNR), and specificallythe story of it as told by Tony Rinaudo in hisbook, The Forest Underground.Tony Rinaudo may be regarded as the …
“Here comes the Sun” by veteran journalist and climate activist Bill McKibben was our February JRI book club read. Whilst this review reflects primarily my own opinions, I will at times mention the thoughts of others who attended. We typically begin the club by asking people for their very brief …
Like most people I knew of Patrick Grant from The Great British Sewing Bee and an episode of Desert Island Discs, but it was hearing him speak at the 2025 Greenbelt Festival which convinced me to buy this book, and I am so glad I did. Part of the joy …
Robert MacFarlane has worked as a Fellow at Emmanuel College University of Cambridge for many years, but in a parallel life has become well known as a champion of English nature writing and also a practitioner in this field, writing accounts of journeys on foot through the countryside and collaborating …
Shelly Dennison rounds up four more climate fiction reads: As regular readers will know, this year I’ve been exploring the Climate Fiction Prize Longlist which has been introducing me to new authors and expanding my fiction reading horizons. I’ve been thinking about the books in relation to the questions posed …
In this immensely engaging book, professional botanist Pete Stroh introduces us to the nature and landscapes on his doorstep. The premise is a straightforward and familiar one, writing in a diary format, the author takes us through the seasons, sharing his experiences of the natural world. The book begins with …
