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(Con Sally Seymour.) The original self-sufficiency guide.

The Companion Guide to East Anglia (1970).Boys in the Bundu (1955) London: Harrap.In Italia sono famosi i suoi saggi L'Orto e il Frutteto secondo Natura, Il Grande Libro dell'Autosufficienza e La Casa del Passato. Īttivo come scrittore, conduttore radiotelevisivo, contadino, piccolo proprietario terriero e attivista, fu un ribelle che si oppose a consumismo, industrializzazione, organismi geneticamente modificati, città, automobili e fu un sostenitore dell'autosufficienza, della responsabilità personale, della convivialità (cibo, bevande, danza e canto), del giardinaggio, della cura della terra e del suolo. With a crusading vigor, he commends the joys of noble toil and makes a compelling plea for "virtuous craftsmanship," which may, without vigilance, vanish forever.John Seymour ( Hampstead, 12 giugno 1914 – Pembrokeshire, 14 settembre 2004) è stato un ambientalista e scrittore britannico, che fu un prolifico autore all'inizio del movimento di autosufficienza. In an affectionate and nostalgic account, John Seymour recalls a lifetime of encounters with working craftspeople in different parts of the world and describes the trades and household activities he saw practiced in the countryside of his youth. Over 1,700 detailed illustrations and photographs bring to life each craft and skill. Materials and workshop tools are usefully annotated, and techniques evoked in engaging words and pictures. From woodland and building crafts to the tasks of the kitchen and laundry, he explores every aspect of traditional life.

With characteristic passion, Seymour demonstrates that these country arts and household crafts need never be forgotten. Taking the reader on an evocative journey through the worlds of traditional craftspeople - from blacksmith to bee-keeper, wainwright to housewife - Seymour celebrates their honest skills, many of which have disappeared beneath the tread of progress. The Forgotten Arts & crafts brings together in a single absorbing volume two best-selling classics, The Forgotten Arts and Forgotten Household Crafts, written by the acknowledged "Father of Self-sufficiency" John Seymour. "There is not a human skill that was ever developed that is not still practiced somewhere on this planet." - John Seymour.