A Year in Green Tea and Tuk-Tuks
Rory Spowers
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This will appeal to anyone who has wanted to abandon the urban grind and live a more idealistic life elsewhere. Rory took his wife and two toddlers to a 60-acre abandoned tea estate in Sri Lanka and made it work! Apparently he is working on a TV documentary of his experiences at the moment.
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Synopsis
A Year in Green Tea and Tuk-Tuks by Rory Spowers
The fascinating story begins with the tsunami and Rory's sudden involvement with the relief efforts, and charts the course of his adventures over 12 months culminating in the launch of his new business (making a living by selling the produce he grows). It chronicles the highs and lows of this radical change, and reveals what it takes to live a sustainable life. It will also include tips for those of you who wish to live a more environmentally friendly life.
Spowers' writing in Three Men on a Bike, which recounted his story of buying the Goodies' bicycle and riding it across Africa for charity, was compared with Bryson, Palin and Hawks' for his storytelling, humour and intrepid spirit.
Spowers’ narrative brims with adventure, harrowing moments, and small triumphs as he comes to know the people and the land and works toward creating his dream of a sustainable, model forest garden.
Reviews
Rory Spowers writes with candour and wit about the agony and ecstasy of trying to live the green dream with his young family in an abandoned Sri Lankan tea plantation!Inspiring stuff.Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
This is a book of great charm and warmth that captures perfectly the restless spirit of all of us. I heartily recommend it. Tim Smit, co-founder of The Eden Project ' ..a fascinating read that will engage anyone interested in organic farming.
Lifescape magazine
'..utterly absorbing'
Environment UK
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Publication date
5th March 2007Author
Rory SpowersMore books by Rory Spowers
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www.thewebofhope.comPublisher
Harper ElementFormat
Paperback322 pages
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Travel writingSustainabilityISBN
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