The wild green yonder : ten seasons volunteering on New Zealand's organic farms / Philippa Jamieson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2007.Description: 248 pages : map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781869661830 (pbk.)
- 1869661834 (pbk.)
- Jamieson, Philippa
- Willing Working on Organic Farm (New Zealand)
- Willing Workers on Organic Farms (New Zealand)
- WWOOF (Willing Workers On Organic Farms]
- WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms)
- Organic farming -- New Zealand
- Organic gardening -- New Zealand
- Volunteer workers in agriculture -- New Zealand
- garden* biography
- Jamieson, Philippa
- Organic farming
- Organic gardening
- Agriculture -- New Zealand
- Willing Working on Organic Farm (New Zealand)
- Volunteer workers in agriculture New Zealand
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 631.584 JAM | 1 | Available | T00459508 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Itching for a change, city girl Philippa Jamieson quits her cosy job in Dunedin to travel around New Zealand on the WWOOF scheme (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms). Over the course of two-and-a-half years she volunteers at 40 locations - market gardens, livestock farms, communes - many of which truly lie in the wild and hairy yonder. Along the way Philippa meets a bevy of diverse characters: the irrepressible farm host who's built his own coffin - with a limerick for an epitaph; Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons; and many more, not forgetting Thelma the goat. Some of our unsung heroes can be found in these pages: forward-thinking Kiwis who are quietly working away at producing healthy food without toxins, saving heirloom crop varieties, practising self-sufficiency and improving the soil for the next generation. Informative, entertaining and affectionate, The Wild Green Yonder offers inspiration to anyone with a yen for life's positive alternatives, as well as a unique view on where organic farming is at in New Zealand today.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245) and index.
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