Make Compost, Not Work! Book launch event in Southend on Sea
Join us from 7pm onwards on Thursday 13th March at Craftwerk Beers in Southend on Sea for the launch of Graham Burnett’s latest book ‘MAKE COMPOST, NOT WORK!’, collecting twenty years of articles, columns and artwork written for the Idler magazine. There will be songs, readings, Q&A with Graham, signed publications available, plus plenty of conversation and top quality craft beers on tap! Look forwards to seeing you there…
“Permaculture fits well with the idling philosophy. Both are about embracing the slow, the subtle, the patient: understanding that true abundance – whether in crops or in life – comes not from frantic effort, but from prolonged observation, thoughtful inaction, and using the minimum effort for maximum effect.
Artist, writer, permaculturist and community practitioner Graham Burnett first met Tom Hodgkinson, founder and editor of the Idler, back in 2005. They were introduced by Penny Rimbaud of the anarchist punk band Crass, who thought they “might have things in common”. They hit it off straight away and got into an in-depth conversation over a couple of pints about organic gardening, self-reliance, and how the work culture dominating the Western world has enslaved, demoralised and depressed so many of us.
“Permaculture, to me, is idling in action: while we idlers sit around talking about it, the permaculturists actually do it.”
– from the foreword by Tom Hodgkinson, founder and editor of the Idler magazine
“Years of permaculture gardening wisdom packed into a beautifully written and illustrated book. A riveting read for both the beginner and more experienced gardener.” – Pippa Chapman, author of The Plant Lover’s Backyard Forest Garden
“Make Compost Not Work is the ‘Small and Slow Solutions’ principle in action! Each piece of writing is complete, brilliant and beautiful. Taken together they become something else – a magnificent work, an emergent quality, an essence, a compelling and beautiful story of how else we could live. Put a copy next to your bed and dip into it throughout the year.” – Andy Goldring, CEO, Permaculture Association (Britain)
