CONTENTS

No.242 May/June 2007

FRONTLINE

6 FUTURE SCHOOL THE FIRST STRAW

7 HONOURING OUR HERITAGE REAL FOOD

8 MEDICINAL ROOTS

9 SOIL FOR LIFE

KEYNOTES

10 DECONSTRUCTING DAWKINS DEEPAK CHOPRA Five arguments for the existence of God.

14 A SENSE OF HARMONY HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES We are no longer dancing in tune with Nature’s rhythms.

17 SOCIAL BUSINESS MUHAMMAD YUNUS Unleashing the energy and creativity of the poor.

THE ARTS

44 A JOURNEY OF SELF- FORGETTING DEBORAH RAVETZ The art of Craigie Aitchison.

46 A POTENT WITNESS MATTHEW STURGIS Arthur Boyd’s working dialogue.

48 MODERN CLASSICS SANDY BROWN A holistic approach to craft.

49 BLOOM CHRISTOPHER BURNS Only the narthex had remained secure.

52 POETRY PETER ABBS Into the Further Reaches.

UNDERCURRENTS

36 MID-COURSE CORRECTION RAY ANDERSON The story of an eco-epiphany.

38 LAND OF BLUE HEAVEN WILL GETHIN Mongolia – preserved or destroyed by tourism?

40 AND DID THOSE FEET...? VYV WOOD-GEE Riding in the footsteps of our ancestors.

FOOD FUTURES

20 THE GOOD, THE CLEAN AND THE FAIR CARLO PETRINI Local food communities create knowledge, wisdom and fl avour.

22 FOOD FREEDOM VANDANA SHIVA Terminator technology is an

instrument of food fascism.

26 A TASTE OF BRITAIN HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL Saving ourselves from the tyranny of industrial mediocrity.

28 GOOD FOOD RAYMOND BLANC Industrial agriculture and climate change.

30 FEEDING PEOPLE IS EASY COLIN TUDGE Everyone could be fed to the highest standards.

32 SIMPLE SOURDOUGH SOPHIE POKLEWSKI KOZIELL Bread-making at The Village Bakery.

34 FROM FIELD TO FORK EKA MORGAN Inspiring children and families to cook together.

at the heart of earth, art and spirit

May/June 2007 No.242

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DO WE NEED GOD? • FOOD FUTURES DEEPAK CHOPRA • HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES RAYMOND BLANC • HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL CARLO PETRINI • VANDANA SHIVA • COLIN TUDGE

Tanhayee from Seeker, The Art of Sohan Qadri

REGULARS

3 WELCOME SATISH KUMAR

54 THE LONG VIEW HARRY EYRES

55 OCCASIONAL DIDYMUS JOHN MOAT

56 RECIPES ROSE PRINCE

57 NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND DAVID NICHOLSON-LORD

58 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS

ILLUSTRATORS TRUDA LANE is an artist living in North Devon JANE RAY is a freelance illustrator PETER TILL illustrates for The Guardian ANGELA WILKES is an illustrator and author of Wildlife Rescue

Village life in Mongolia

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