Chelsea Green Publishing
Autumn 2024
Autumn 2024 Chelsea Green Publishing
11 JULY 2024
9781915294333
272pp, PB 229 x 152 mm
£16.99
Health & Wellness
GETTING HEALTHY IN TOXIC TIMES
‘I’ve long been a fan of Dr Jenny Goodman.’ Melissa Hemsley
‘Doctor Jenny Goodman’s new book is a treasure!’
Stephanie Seneff, PhD., author of Toxic Legacy
An ecological doctor’s prescription for healing your body and the planet Dr Jenny Goodman
Getting Healthy in Toxic Times is the first book to connect the health of our planet with our own well-being, and asks the question that very few doctors do – how can we protect ourselves from the pollution, chemicals and toxins that pervade our environment?
We’re all too aware of the traffic pollution in the air, the chemicals in our water, the toxins in the soil (and therefore our food) and the electromagnetic energy emanating from our gadgets. But if we can also understand how they affect our health then we can take positive steps to avoid them.
Backed by the latest scientific and medical research, Getting Healthy in Toxic Times will empower you to look after your own health –and that of the planet.
Dr Jenny Goodman is a medical doctor, lecturer and broadcaster. She qualified at Leeds University School of Medicine and worked as a junior doctor but, disillusioned with conventional medicine’s inability to heal sick people, she then qualified in Ecological Medicine with British Society for Ecological Medicine, a group of doctors and other practitioners who help patients to attain dramatically better health through changes in diet and nutrition, and through detoxification. She has been practising Ecological Medicine for 22 years and is the author of Staying Alive in Toxic Times.
19 SEPTEMBER 2024
9781915294296
224pp, HB 229 x 153 mm
£20.00
Food & Drink
IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT PEACH
Why flavour holds the answer to fixing our food system
Franco Fubini, Foreword by Tim Spector
Let flavour guide our food choices – and lead us to a better food future. In Search of the Perfect Peach shows us how this simple desire can bring about a healthier, tastier and brighter future for our food, the people who produce it and the soil it grows in.
That first bite of a perfectly ripe peach can be truly transformative – a joyful moment that will stay with you forever. For Franco Fubini, this encounter also leads him to realise that flavour is not simply a fleeting, visceral experience but a window into the farmer, a connection to our natural environment and a taste test for our food system.
What makes a great-tasting tomato? Why is scarring on a greengage a good sign? Does ‘eating local’ narrow our priorities to the
‘A pioneering approach.’ Anna Jones
‘Essential reading.’
Dan Saladino
exclusion of others? In Search of the Perfect Peach follows Franco as he navigates the food system in pursuit of this elusive element. As he takes us from Sicily’s citrus groves to the streets of Mexico City, he shows how we have allowed the wider industry to compromise on more than just flavour.
Franco Fubini is at the forefront of a fundamental revolution in the way we all eat. Founder and CEO of Natoora, his unique approach to seasonality and sourcing has been raising the bar on flavour for 20 years and is actively shaping the way both top chefs and consumers cook and understand food. A professor of Sustainability Management at Columbia University in NYC, Franco is also a judge for the Food Planet Prize.
12 SEPTEMBER 2024
9781915294616
208p, PB 198 x 128 mm
B&W illustrations throughout £12.99
Nature & Environment
03 OCTOBER 2024
9781915294234
288pp, PB 198 x 128 mm
£12.99
Memoir / Nature & Environment
BIRDS, BEASTS AND BEDLAM
Turning My Farm into an Ark for Lost Species
Derek Gow
Birds, Beasts and Bedlam recounts the adventures of Britain’s favourite maverick rewilder, Derek Gow, and his mission to save our rarest wildlife – one species at a time.
Author of Bringing Back the Beaver and Hunt for the Shadow Wolf, Derek Gow shares his personal, courageous and highly entertaining tales, including how he raised a sofa-loving wild boar piglet, transported a raging bison bull across the UK, got bitten by a Scottish wildcat and helped restore the ancient white stork to the pioneering Knepp Estate. Passionate, subversive and unforgettable, Birds, Beasts and Bedlam will leave you imagining a rewilded landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife.
WHAT REMAINS?
Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking
Rupert Callender
‘Funny, demystifying, but mostly, deeply moving.’ Kathy Burke
‘Sharp, angry, punchily philosophical and often funny.’ The Times
Ru Callender wanted to become a pioneering undertaker in order to offer people a more honest experience than the stilted formality of traditional ‘Victorian’ funerals. Driven by raw emotion and the unresolved grief, Ru brought an outsider, ‘DIY’ ethos to the business of death, combined with the kinship and inspiration he found in rave culture, social outlaws and political nonconformists. Radical, poignant, unflinchingly real and laugh-aloud funny, What Remains? will change the way you think about life, death and the human experience.
NEW & FORTHCOMING
19 September 2024
9781915294623
272pp, PB 198 x 128 mm
B&W illustrations throughout £12.99
Craft / Nature & Environment
24 OCTOBER 2024
9781915294630
160pp, PB 198 x 128 mm
B&W illustrations throughout £11.99
Mythology / Nature & Environment
MATERIAL
The Art of Handcrafting Beautiful Objects in a Digital Age Nick Kary
‘An important book, brimming with insight.’ Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer
Throwing a pot. Building a bench. Sewing clothes. Carving a spoon. What does it mean to make things with your hands in a digital age, full of mass-market, disposable items? Following the path trod by bestselling authors Lars Mytting, Robert Macfarlane and Barn the Spoon, master woodworker Nick Kary explores what it means to be a maker. Material is a rich celebration of what it means to imagine and create. Nick champions the voices of artisans across the UK, reminding us of the rich vein of knowledge and skills that defines our common human heritage.
SMOKE HOLE
Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass Martin Shaw
‘A modern-day bard.’ Madeline Miller, author of Circe
‘Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories.’ John Densmore, The Doors
Today, as we are confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our lives – identity, technology, love, seduction, politics – celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole – three ancient myths that serve as metaphors for our world today, a world assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a pandemic that brought loneliness to an all-time high. Smoke Hole is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life.
05 SEPTEMBER 2024
9781645022916
224pp, PB 198 x 128 mm
£12.99
Nature & Environment
AT WORK IN THE RUINS
Finding Our Place in the Time of Climate Crises and Other Emergencies
Dougald Hine
‘Essential reading for these turbulent times.’ Amitav Ghosh
At Work in the Ruins tells the story of how our ways of talking about the world’s troubles end up making everything worse. In eloquent, deeply researched prose, Dougald traces the consequences of our over-reliance on the single lens of science and opens a window onto other ways of seeing the crises around and ahead of us. This is an invitation to find the paths that lead beyond panic and polarisation, to take up the work that is worth doing in the ruins.
17 OCTOBER 2024
9781645022879
168pp, PB 216 x 140 mm
£14.99
Nature & Environment
THE NATURE OF NATURE
The Metabolic Disorder of Climate Change
Vanadan Shiva
‘One of the world’s most prominent radical scientists.’ Guardian
In an age of climate catastrophes and extinction, world-renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva shows why we must turn back to nature and learn, once again, how to live sustainably on planet Earth, beginning with our relationship to food. In The Nature of Nature, Vandana takes a powerful stand, arguing with urgency and passion for a food and climate future based not on technooptimism and corporate delusions, but on the natural regeneration of biodiversity in partnership with the planet.
25 JULY 2024
9781645022428
384pp, HB 229 x 152 mm
Colour insert
£25.00
Nature & Environment
FEATHER TRAILS
A Journey
of
Discovery Among Endangered Birds
Sophie A. H. Osborn, Foreword by Pete Dunne
‘[This book] deserves to be read widely.’ New Scientist
The story of one woman’s remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species–and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them.
With humor and suspense, Feather Trails introduces us to the fascinating behaviors and unique personalities of Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows and California Condors, and shows that what endangers them ultimately threatens all life on our planet. More than a deeply researched environmental investigation, Feather Trails is also a personal journey and human story, in which Sophie overcomes her own obstacles.
28 NOVEMBER 2024
9781645022633
208pp, HB 229 x 152 mm
B&W illustrations throughout
£22.00
Nature & Environment
RETURN TO THE SKY
The Surprising Story of How One Woman and Seven Eaglets Helped Restore the Bald Eagle
Tina Morris, foreword by Elizabeth Gray
Alone in a vast wildlife refuge with little direction and no experience, an American ornithology student found herself responsible for a project of historical importance – to bring the mighty Bald Eagle back from the brink of extinction.
Tina Morris was one of the first women to spearhead a raptor reintroduction program, and in Return to the Sky, she shares her remarkable story of playing ‘mother’ to seven eaglets at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Return to the Sky reminds us how, with a mix of common sense, resilience, and resolve, humans can be effective stewards of the natural world.
12 SEPTEMBER 2024
9781603588874
496pp, HB 254 x 203 mm
Full-colour photos throughout
£60.00
Food & Drink
MILK INTO CHEESE
The Foundations of Natural Cheesemaking Using Traditional Concepts, Tools, and Techniques
David Asher
With recipes for over 80 natural cheeses, this groundbreaking, comprehensive book guarantees high-quality results and perfect cheeses for every season.
In Milk Into Cheese, cheesemakers at every scale will learn to produce a broad range of traditional cheeses, entirely naturally. Experienced educator, activist and celebrated natural cheesemaker David Asher introduces the reader to the cultures and practices of cheesemakers, the role our agricultural practices play in making cheese, the biological evolution of cheese and the transformation of milk into cheese through fermentation.
14 NOVEMBER 2024
9781645022602
208pp, PB 203 x 152 mm
B&W illustrations throughout
£20.00
Food & Drink
THE HUNGRY GHOST BREAD BOOK
An Offbeat Bakery’s Guide to Crafting Sourdough Loaves, Flatbreads, Crackers, Scones, and More Jonathan Stevens, Foreword by Richard Miscovich
‘A beautifully written book by a true artisan’ Sandor Ellix Katz, fermentation revivalist
What does it take to create truly great bread? Jonathan Stevens, co-owner of ‘Hungry Ghost Bread’ has pondered this question over thirty years of baking, and he answers it in his new book The Hungry Ghost Bread Book – a window into one artisanal baker’s craft and a guide to the wonderful, awe-inspiring world of sourdough.
For the adventurous home baker and small-scale commercial baker alike,The Hungry Ghost Bread Book offers stunning results: bread that bites back, heels worth chewing on and scraps worth toasting.
21 NOVEMBER 2024
9781645022268
400pp, PB 240 x 190 mm
Full-colour photos and illustrations throughout £35.00
Food & Drink / Health & Wellness
05 DECEMBER 2024
9781645022541
256pp, HB 254 x 178 mm
Full-colour photos throughout £30.00
Food & Drink
THE HEALTHY BONES PLANT-BASED NUTRITION PLAN AND COOKBOOK
How to Prepare and Combine Plant Foods to Maintain Optimal Bone Density and Prevent Osteoporosis
Dr Laura Kelly, Helen Kelly & Jummee Park
‘…groundbreaking, emerging science presented in a simple, easy-tograsp manner and delicious recipes that ensure health and vitality.’
Pat Crocker, author of The Juicing Bible and The Herbalist’s Kitchen
The Healthy Bones Plant-Based Nutrition Plan and Cookbook is a unique nutritional guide and cookbook that can help both women and men of any age maintain optimal bone density and prevent osteoporosis on a plant-based, vegetarian or vegan diet. The book’s full presentation of the science of bone health, along with a generous helping of recipes, inspires the confidence for making the changes required to embrace food as medicine for bones.
MY REGENERATIVE KITCHEN
Plant-Based Recipes and Sustainable Practices to Nourish
Ourselves and the Planet
Camilla Marcus, Foreword by Alice Waters
‘Camilla leads us with passion and confidence toward a brighter, healthier, and more delicious future for our families and our planet.’
Gail Simmons, food expert and TV host
My Regenerative Kitchen offers over 100 delicious, healthy recipes using regeneratively grown ingredients and sustainable techniques from the chef and founder of west~bourne, New York City’s first certified zero-waste restaurant.
With a focus on upcycling food waste and mindful ingredient sourcing, My Regenerative Kitchen brings home the importance of regenerative agriculture, climate consciousness and food waste reduction in our daily lives.
07 NOVEMBER 2024
9781645022756
240pp, PB 229 x 152 mm
£16.99
Politics & Public Policy
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TOTALITARIANISM
Mattias Desmet
‘The most important book of 2022.’ Dr. Robert Malone
Desmet’s work on mass formation theory was brought to the world’s attention on The Joe Rogan Experience and in major alternative news outlets around the globe. Read this book to get beyond the sound bites!
In The Psychology of Totalitarianism, world-renowned Professor of Clinical Psychology Mattias Desmet deconstructs the societal conditions that allow collective hypnosis to take hold. By analysing the global pandemic, he identifies the phenomenon of ‘mass formation’ and illustrates how close we are to surrendering to totalitarian regimes.
14 NOVEMBER 2024
9781645022695
208pp, PB 220 x 140 mm
£20.00
Gardening & Farming / Nature & Environment
THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE SOLUTION
A Revolutionary Approach to Building Soil, Creating Climate Resilience, and Supporting Human and Planetary Health
Ronnie Cummins & André Leu, Foreword by Vandana Shiva
The best-kept secret in the world today is that solutions to some of our most pressing issues – food insecurity, deforestation, overgrazing, water scarcity, rural poverty, forced migration – lies in adopting, improving, and scaling up organic and regenerative agriculture best practices.
The Regenerative Agriculture Solution tells the story of how two brothers, Jose and Gilberto Flores, are at the leading edge of this approach, pioneering the use of the previously discarded leaves of the prodigious agave plant to regenerate agricultural soils, reduce erosion, and improve water capture.
23 JANUARY 2025
9781645022398
320pp, PB 254 x 178 mm
Full-colour photos and illustrations throughout
£30.00
Food & Drink
BOTANICAL BAR CRAFT
A Guide to the Art of Apothecary Cocktails and Herbal Tonic Elixirs
Cassandra Elizabeth Sears
For cocktail enthusiasts, foragers, bartenders and herbalists, Botanical Bar Craft serves up truly original, spirited recipes – plus invaluable plant knowledge, inspired by adventures in the garden and forest.
In Botanical Bar Craft, you’ll discover original recipes that tie together the creative arts of herbal medicine and craft cocktail making. Herbalist and mixologist Cassandra Sears blends herbal tinctures, teas and botanical infusions into modern-classic cocktails as well as unique nonalcoholic drinks that hit the spot for relaxation.
30 JANUARY 2025
9781645022459
208pp, PB 254 x 178 mm
Full-colour photos throughout
£30.00
Food & Drink
CHILE, CLOVE AND CARDAMOM
A Gastronomic Journey Into the Fragrances and Flavors of Desert Cuisines
Beth Dooley & Gary Paul Nabhan
Explore mouth-watering recipes from the most vibrant and diverse culinary traditions of the hottest and driest places on earth.
Chile, Clove, and Cardamom is a celebration of the fragrances and flavours of sun-drenched cuisines. Throughout this book, James Beard award-winning authors Beth Dooley and Gary Paul Nabhan reveal surprising patterns and principles among varied foods of traditional desert cultures, bringing to life the places, dishes and recipes that have been shaped by heat and drought and what we can learn from them in a changing climate.
16 JANUARY 2025
9781915294364
224pp, PB 229 x 152 mm
£20.00
Gardening & Farming
SILVOHORTICULTURE
A grower’s guide to integrating trees into crops
An invaluable handbook for gardeners, growers and farmers, Silvohorticulture is the first book to offer a detailed, practical guide on how to effectively integrate trees with vegetable growing
Drawing on the decades-long experiences of Ben Raskin and Andy Dibben, both of whom have designed and managed agroforestry systems and have extensive experience in commercial horticultural, this is the definitive book on the interaction between trees and crops, covering the benefits of trees for edible crops and the potential for additional crops from trees, plus crucial new information on how to fit trees into complex crop rotations as well as manipulating access to light. Ben and Andy also reveal the latest research on how tree roots behave and, importantly, how that impacts your crops.
Ben Raskin is the Soil Association’s Head of Horticulture and Agroforestry and has worked in horticulture for more than thirty years, with a wide range of experience in practical commercial growing as well as policy and advocacy work.
Andy Dibben is currently Head Grower at Abbey Home Farm, where he is responsible for the production of over ninety different fruit and vegetable crops. Andy has been responsible for designing and establishing an agroforestry system integrating fruit, coppice and wildlife trees with field-scale vegetable production.
About Chelsea Green
Founded in 1984, Chelsea Green is recognised as the leading publisher of books on the politics and practice of sustainable living. Our books bring in-depth, practical knowledge to life and give readers hands-on information related to ecology and the environment, organic and regenerative gardening and farming, healthy food, resilient communities and integrative health and wellness.
In May 2024 Chelsea Green was acquired by Rizzoli International Publications.
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