BOOKS ON GROWING

Growing Green - Organic Techniques for aSustainable Future

by Jenny Hall and IainTolhurst.

£18.99 (or £15 if you’re a VONmember).

This book is published by VONand is an essential reference guide for allprivate and commercial organic growers,researchers and students. This book intro-duces the concept of stockfree-organic andshows, through case studies, that whengrowers abandon the use of slaughterhouseby-products and manures they can berewarded with healthier crops, less weeds,pests and diseases. The reader will be takenthrough each Stockfree-Organic Standardstep by step and learn how to grow and sell60 different vegetables with confidence.

Permaculture - A Beginner’s Guide

byGraham Burnett:

£8.00

. A guide on theprinciples of sustainability and working withrather than against nature on your land.Graham Burnett is a vegan permaculturist.New updated second edition, and now incolour.

Well Fed Not An Animal Dead

by GrahamBurnett.

£4.00

. A guide to the wider implica-tions of veganism, including recipes andcookery guidelines, growing your own veganorganic food, food for free, vegan mothersand infants, and making your own alcohol!

Earth Writings

by Graham Burnett.

£9.00

. Ifyou're not looking for the solution, you'repart of the problem... get out there and DoIt, with help from this book.

Towards an Ecology of the Self

by GrahamBurnett.

£3.00

. Explores the role of the'personal' in permaculture design systems.

Happy, Caring, Healthy and Sharing

byGraham Burnett.

£3.00

. An introduction tothe green and compassionate way ofEcological Veganism.

BOOKS ON HEALTH

A Living Miracle

by Pat Reeves.

£9.99

. Theauthor was diagonosed with terminal bonecancer over 30 years ago. She fought it withnatural remedies, and has since run mara-thons, triathalons, and is now a championpowerlifter. Vital information for anyonewith cancer, or for those wishing to optimisetheir present health and longevity.

VEGAN SOCIETY BOOKS

Animal-Free Shopper

8th edition.

£4.99

Plant Based Nutrition and Health

byStephen Walsh.

£7.95

. Up-to-date and wellresearched, covering the health advan-tages of the vegan diet, as well as thepitfalls and how to avoid them. Clear advice

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given on vitamins B12 and D, and on Iron,Calcium, Zinc, Iodine and Selenium. Also,advice on getting omega 3 fatty acids fromnon-fish foods.

EATING OUT & TRAVEL BOOKS

Vegetarian London 2008

by Alex Bourke.

£9.95

. Vegetarian and vegan restaurants,health food stores and veggie friendlyhotels, guest houses and hostels.

FICTION BOOKS FOR CHILDREN/TEENAGERS

Organic Alice and the Wiggly Jiggly Worm

by Jenny Hall.

£4.99

. For preschool and KeyStage I children complementing the NationalCurriculum. Readers discover an actualorganic farm where wildlife characters areas real as the people. The author, Jenny, is avegan organic farmer.The books below are written/co-written byMary Brady of the excellent vegan campaigngroup

Realfood

(www.realfood.org.uk).

Under the Stairs

by Mary Brady.

£4.99

.Aimed at Teenagers but popular with adultstoo. Deals with all aspects of animal rights,from veganism and anti-vivisection to zoos.Draws the parallel between abuse of animalsand humans, but is also positive, showing acompassionate and cruelty free lifestyle.

The Umpteenth Dalmatian

by Mary Bradyand Steve Hutton.

£2.99

. Aimed at youngchildren. The story of a Dalmatian puppy,who is very scared when someone buys herfrom the farmer, but is later reunited with hermum in this heart-warming book. Beautifullyillustrated by Steve Hutton.

Tiger Fruit

by Mary Brady and Steve Hutton.

£2.50

. A tiger lives in the heart of the forest,but at times his world edges onto humanterritory. What happens when human andanimal worlds collide? How can childrensave a tiger? A sympathetic look at the life ofa tiger, this story surprises the reader withthe courage of some humans against theinhumanity of others.

COOK BOOKS

Vegan Rustic Cooking Through TheSeasons (revised edition with 60 newrecipes)

by Diana White.

£9.95.

Publishedin Summer 2006. 194 pages, and over 160delicious recipes inspired by the seasonalproduce from the vegan-organic garden. Theauthor, Diana, and her husband Peter bothhave an allotment and are active VONmembers. All of Diana’s royalties for bookssold through this VON merchandise cata-logue will go to VON, to help fund ourimportant work.

Vegan Feasts

by Rose Elliot.

£8.99

. Rosehas been writing vegetarian cookery bookssince 1967. This book has a good range ofrecipes, varying from simple to sophisticated.