PIG
Tales from an Organic Farm

I loved this book - the passion and care with which Helen, Tim and their family approach farming, food and the future (and they way they have dealt with massive challenges and adversities along the way), is incredible. I’m possibly a little biased because I’m lucky enough to have worked for Helen an......more

From the moment I picked this book up, I couldn't put it down. Food for thought, quite literally! And, the pig racing chapter had me roaring with laughter. A must read for anyone with morals and values.......more

What a wonderful read. The lovely visual language helped me imagine being tucked up with the pigs. The importance of provenance, animal welfare and quite possibly the reality of reducing our meat intake was very thought provoking. What a lovely book.......more

This book was so much more than I ever expected. When I read the summary in the library catalogue it looked like a nice light feel good tale of organic farm life. And yes that was all part of it, but goes way past nice tale into the serious deep business planning and administering and even more impo......more

Helen Browning takes the reader through what it means to run an organic farm in England. The farm is diverse but the author focuses on pig farming. She spotlights a group of pigs which she confesses she doesn't normally do as she knows most will be slaughtered and giving them a personality she does f......more