My holiday reading this year
1. Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
a disturbing insight into the way corporate America has corrupted our food production systems to turn it into mechanised production rather than farming. It highlights the dangers of reducing all our complex food production routes into a few simply corn based routes. Well worth a read for anyone who cares about well produced food.
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2. Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus
an inspiring book by Dr Yunus who created a bank to lend to the poorest people in Bangladesh and how this has been used as a tool of social reform and empowerment for the porrest people in Bangladesh. A truly inspiring and well written book. And as I return from holiday the authorities in Bangladesh seem set on getting rid of him. Why????
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