{"product_id":"the-garden-visionary-growers-and-farmers-of-the-counterculture-9781915672681","title":"The Garden: Visionary Growers and Farmers of the Counterculture","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe legendary countercultural growers who never stopped changing the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores the transformative journey of the 1970s countercultural farmers and growers whose radical practices redefined how we grow and eat today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCountercultural Roots: Chronicles how a generation influenced by psychedelics, Eastern philosophy, and reactions to Vietnam, the Oil Shocks, and DDT sparked a deep interest in sustainable farming.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn-depth Exploration of Influences: Covers movements like the organic food revolution, Permaculture, back-to-the-land initiatives, radical ecology, and the impact of thinkers like Rudolph Steiner on 1970s communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eImpact on Today's Agriculture: Through interviews with key figures, \u003ci\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how these visionary growers, often without farming backgrounds, pioneered alternative agriculture and influenced modern sustainable practices.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Legacy for the 2020s: Highlights the enduring impact of these farmers, providing inspiration for today's efforts to reconnect with nature and rethink sustainable living.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers interested in organic farming, environmental history, or the cultural legacy of the 1970s, \u003ci\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/i\u003e tells the untold story of how counterculture reimagined food and our relationship to the earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Ingram \u003c\/b\u003ewrote about music at his cult blog, \u003ci\u003eWoebot\u003c\/i\u003e, which got mentioned in \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He penned a column for \u003ci\u003eFACT\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and some reviews and articles for \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e. With fellow blogger Mark Fisher he set up an online forum called \u003ci\u003eDissensus\u003c\/i\u003e. Then for a five-year stretch he put out a series of well-received sample-based records as Woebot playing live with his colleagues Ghost Box, and at the ICA and Barbican. Ingram had always followed influences through music and found that those connections started to lead him altogether out of the field. An animator by trade, in 2017 he made a twenty-minute documentary \u003ci\u003eVitamin C\u003c\/i\u003e, then, following the same angle, wrote a meaty book \u003ci\u003eRetreat\u003c\/i\u003e about health and the counterculture. Recently, like many others since the COVID pandemic, he has been interested in gardening. Today he runs the urban gardening blog \u003ci\u003eSick Veg\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Repeater","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199412240658,"sku":"9781915672681","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc9b8a73-62a1-428a-a254-37018115e9f4.jpg?v=1744876531","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-garden-visionary-growers-and-farmers-of-the-counterculture-9781915672681","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}