{"product_id":"where-are-the-fellows-who-cut-the-hay-how-traditions-from-the-past-can-shape-our-future-paperback-1","title":"Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?: How Traditions from the Past Can Shape Our Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a book of life and why we should celebrate our roots before it is too late\" -- John Connell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cow Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay? \u003c\/i\u003eis an ode to rural life, charting traditions of the past, how they were lost and why we need to reconnect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the relationship between everyday items and the communities that make them, Robert Ashton provides a snapshot of twenty-first century England. Where are the people who grow barley, milk cows and produce wool? How have their farming methods become less ethical, sustainable and natural over time? And what are we doing today to reverse that change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by George Ewart Evans' \u003ci\u003eAsk the Fellows Who Cut the Hay\u003c\/i\u003e, Ashton gives voice to local people and travels rural Suffolk in search for innovation, interweaving his own personal connection to Evans and to the land. Part memoir, part social history, Ashton's thought-provoking book is a manifesto for why, against all odds, we need to step back in order to progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e lives near the Suffolk coast, in the town where he grew up. He worked on local farms in his teens, studied agriculture at college and spent the first decade of his career selling fertiliser. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis interest in George Ewart Evans dates back to his early teens, when his parents bought him a copy of \u003ci\u003eAsk the Fellows who Cut the Hay\u003c\/i\u003e. Already an established business author, Robert graduated from the UEA with a Creative Writing MA in 2020. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Quaker, Robert is driven by a strong sense of social justice and has helped establish a number of social enterprises.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801354821939,"sku":"9781806770069","price":25.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ogVE8BhV4b9781806770069_d37b2575-db90-4555-a9df-472337233ae8.webp?v=1785968821","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/where-are-the-fellows-who-cut-the-hay-how-traditions-from-the-past-can-shape-our-future-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}