Several books will be making their Freedom Farmers Market debut on Saturday morning June 8th at the Carter Center in Atlanta.
Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh.
This may seem like a stretch for our booth, but Ghosh is a novelist who has written extensively about the 1840 opium wars in his Isis Trilogy. In Smoke and Ashes he leverages his extensive knowledge of opium's global history and its unfathomable ramifications. One of Ghosh’s themes in his books is how botany can drive human history whether it be opium poppies, tea, tobacco, or cotton. And don’t forget fossil fuels which were formed by microscopic dead plants and animals (albeit millions of years ago).
Then there is the human element. Think about this quote from the book:
"They (giant energy corporations) have shown (through the spread of disinformation about climate change) that they are literally willing to take ‘anything goes’ to the point of creating a catastrophe for all of humanity, just as opium traders were once willing to let millions of people fall into addiction on the pretext that there existed a law of the market that dictated it."
We will also have in stock a copy of Ghosh’s The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis.
Milkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant by Eric Lee-Mader
One of our regulars recommended this book to us and she was right. It is a gorgeously illustrated book (art by Beverly Duncan) on the amazing milkweed. A staple in any backyard space that wants to attract butterflies and bees. Inspirational.
Vertical Gardening: Green Ideas for Small Gardens, Balconies and Patios by Martin Staffler
This is an addition to the small library of books that we carry regularly for those urban gardeners that don’t have much space beyond their deck or balcony. You can join the Patio-to-Table movement with flowers, herbs or vegetables with encouragement from Destination: Books.
You can find these books and others online at https://bookshop.org/shop/destinationbooks.