How did a jazz trumpeter and a struggling beginner journalist, both London bred and born, come to have an Organic Market Garden in the early Fifties in a rural part of Kent? Owen and Iris Bryce bought a derelict farm with the idea of having a beautiful rural caravan site. However with Planning Permission taking some two years to obtain they started to grow their own vegetables. A few chickens were bought and then 'like Topsy - it just grew'. This is the story of not only a change of plan but also a change in their way of ...
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How did a jazz trumpeter and a struggling beginner journalist, both London bred and born, come to have an Organic Market Garden in the early Fifties in a rural part of Kent? Owen and Iris Bryce bought a derelict farm with the idea of having a beautiful rural caravan site. However with Planning Permission taking some two years to obtain they started to grow their own vegetables. A few chickens were bought and then 'like Topsy - it just grew'. This is the story of not only a change of plan but also a change in their way of life - one that no money could ever buy.
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Very Good: a copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Very Good. 120 p. 20 (b/w) illustrations. Owen and Iris Bryce bought a derelict farm with the idea of having a beautiful rural caravan site. However with Planning Permission taking some two years to obtain they started to grow their own vegetables. A few chickens were bought and then 'like Topsy-it just grew'. This is the story of a change of plan and also a change in their way of life.
