We read books on food, farming and the natural world then discuss them on Zoom. Sign up at fieldworkbookclub@gmail.com.
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Hello Bookclubbers! We’re sorry to have to postpone tonight’s session due to work pressures at our end. We’ll be back in touch soon with a new slot to discuss Helen Browning’s memoir and hope the delay gives more of you time to read it. Apologies and see you soon.
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Hi all! Bookclub will reconvene on Thursday 21st May to discuss Helen Browning’s book, The Boys Team. If you’ve not bought your copy yet, you can get it through her website @HelenBShop
Hello Bookclubbers! On Thursday 23rd April we’ll be online at 8pm to chat to Helen Browning about her memoir, The Boys Team. Hope you can join us!
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Thank you so much to @HelenBOrganic for speaking to the Bookclub this evening about her book, The Boys Team, which you can buy from her online shop - just search for Helen Browning Organic.
Hello Bookclubbers! On Thursday 23rd April we’ll be online at 8pm to chat to Helen Browning about her memoir, The Boys Team. Hope you can join us!
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Tomorrow! Or if you’re reading this on Thursday: tonight! We look forward to seeing you - the Zoom link will be sent out by email beforehand.
Hello Bookclubbers! On Thursday 23rd April we’ll be online at 8pm to chat to Helen Browning about her memoir, The Boys Team. Hope you can join us!
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Hello Bookclubbers! On Thursday 23rd April we’ll be online at 8pm to chat to Helen Browning about her memoir, The Boys Team. Hope you can join us!
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The (occasional) Fieldwork Bookclub is back! On 23rd April we’ll be interviewing Helen Browning about her memoir The Boys’ Team - a brutally honest account of growing up on a farm and learning to make her way in farming. Buy the book direct from helenbrowningsorganic.co.uk/
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Which books on food, farming and the countryside should we be reading in 2026? Let’s have your suggestions!
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Bookclub hosted an event last night to kickstart the Oxford Farming Conference #OFC26. This year @adambedders interviewed @TrooperSnooks about his book Words From The Hedge, which members will remember from earlier in the year.
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1 Oct 2025
Hello Fieldwork Bookclubbers! We have a very exciting session on Thursday 9th October, when we will be joined by David Kline, an Amish farmer from Ohio, to talk about farming and his book, The Round of a Country Year. Do join us at 8pm on Zoom.
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7 Aug 2025
During this evening’s Bookclub, someone asked if there was a list of the books we had read, to avoid suggesting repetitions in future. Here’s a start, but it won’t be complete so please do add the ones I’ve missed:
Sitopia - Carolyn Steel
Wilding - Isabella Tree
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7 Aug 2025
When the Tree Falls - Jane Clarke
The Meat Paradox - Rob Percival
Spoon Fed - Tim Spector
The Farmer’s Wife - Helen Rebanks
Avocado Anxiety - Louise Gray
Great Plant Based Con - Jayne Burton
Four Fields - Tim Dee
Words From The Hedge - Richard Negus
Animal Farm - George Orwell
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7 Aug 2025
Tonight! If you’re on the mailing list, you will have received the link. See you later!
5 Aug 2025
We’re back on Thursday evening! See you there to talk hedges…
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5 Aug 2025
We’re back on Thursday evening! See you there to talk hedges…
22 Jul 2025
Hi folks! After our unexpected detour to Animal Farm, we’re back on Thursday 7th August to discuss Words From The Hedge by Richard Negus aka @TrooperSnooks. That’s plenty of time to get hold of a copy and read/listen to it….
See you on 7th!
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22 Jul 2025
Hi folks! After our unexpected detour to Animal Farm, we’re back on Thursday 7th August to discuss Words From The Hedge by Richard Negus aka @TrooperSnooks. That’s plenty of time to get hold of a copy and read/listen to it….
See you on 7th!
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10 Jul 2025
TONIGHT! Join us at 8pm to discuss Animal Farm. The log in details for the Zoom call will be sent out later today by email. It’s completely free to join (although donations are always welcome to defray costs!). Just drop an email to fieldworkbookclub@gmail.com
8 Jul 2025
Book Club with a difference on Thursday 10 July at 8pm. We're discussing 'Animal Farm' from a farming angle in the book's 80th year...and it will be recorded for BBC Radio 4! Join on Thursday with Dr Lisa Mullen, Orwell expert, former journalist and Asst Professor at Cambridge.
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8 Jul 2025
Book Club with a difference on Thursday 10 July at 8pm. We're discussing 'Animal Farm' from a farming angle in the book's 80th year...and it will be recorded for BBC Radio 4! Join on Thursday with Dr Lisa Mullen, Orwell expert, former journalist and Asst Professor at Cambridge.
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