I have just re-read the book "Harvest and Harvesters" by John Hargreaves. We first bought and read it when it was published in 1987, but having just re-read it , I found it even more fascinating than then, not least because of the all the changes which have happened since then.
The book follows a number of market gardeners/commercial growers in Britain (including garlic, damsons, cherries, salad stuff, cauliflowers, raspberries and many others). If you get a chance to buy/borrow it, I would highly recommend it.
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Catherine wrote:Hi Monika, I have been looking for this book on Amazon/Ebay but I have not been able to find it. Do you know where I could find it? It sounds really interesting.
Hi Catherine
Try here - from as little as a penny!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listin ... ition=used
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Thank you Allan my OH is looking out for me on Amazon, Thanks Monika I must not have looked properly on Amazon, my OH is much better than me on Amazon. He buys all sorts of stuff. I will let you know when we get it.
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Just wanted to let everyone know how kind some people are. Laura answered the posting about trying to find the above book, she said that she had a copy and would send it to me. I offered to pay for it but she would not hear of it and suggested I send a donation to charity. I sent her my address and today the book arrived in the post. I am sending a donation to the local hospice. It is so nice to "meet" people who are so kind and generous. I will settle down to start reading tonight. 
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Sorry but looking at the dates of these postings shows that the original postings were in March 2011!! Am I going mad. I thought it was recently when I had posted. I know I am stressed at the moment but not a year down the line. Please tell me I am not going mad... 
Is it something to do with the site upgrade... 
Is it something to do with the site upgrade...