{"product_id":"a-year-in-green-tea-and-tuk-tuks-9780007233090","title":"A Year in Green Tea and Tuk-Tuks","description":"\u003cp\u003eBBC journalist and environmentalist Rory Spowers wanted to finally live his dream and abandon life in London for a more ecologically sustainable lifestyle. Moving with his wife and two toddler sons to a 60-acre abandoned tea estate in Sri Lanka, Rory sets out to create a model organic farm there and earn his livelihood from the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpowers' 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpowers' 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Element\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007233090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Rory Spowers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470999703733,"sku":"9780007233090","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1adb85b3-0f36-4830-ba4e-e9862e755fb7.jpg?v=1612927958","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-year-in-green-tea-and-tuk-tuks-9780007233090","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}