Eve Balfour's "The Living Soil" made an international impact during the Second World War, and inspired the founding of the Soil Association in 1946. Her skilful synthesis of evidence from other disciplines commanded respect even from opponents, some of whom considered "The Living Soil" a distinct threat to the new fertiliser industry. It is regarded as one of the great classics of organic literature. Originally published in 1943, this new edition features a foreword by Jonathan Dimbleby and an introduction by Lawrence Woodward OBE, Elm Farm Research Centre.
Lady Eve Balfour was among the first female agricultural students at the University of Reading when she started in 1915. Her conversion to organic principles occurred in 1938, when she read Viscount Lymington's book Famine in England. Through it she discovered the ideas of Sir Albert Howard and Sir Robert McCarrison on the relationship between the quality of nutrition and the health of the soil.
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Revised edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a 1946 edition. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages foxed, but unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. N° de réf. du vendeur 1594529107
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