{"product_id":"9781682832035-going-to-seed","title":"Going to Seed","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssays on Idleness, Nature, and Sustainable Work\u003cbr\u003eExplores questions of idleness, considering the labour both of humans and of the myriad other inhabitants of the world. Drawing on science, literature, poetry and personal observation, these playful essays pay attention to the exertions and activities of the other-than-human lives that are usually excluded from our built and settled spaces.\u003cbr\u003eAn abandoned place, a dishevelled person, a shabby or deteriorating state: we describe such ruin colloquially as \"going to seed.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut gardeners will protest: going to seed as idle? No, plants are sending out compressed packets filled with the energy needed to sow new life. A pause from flowering gives a chance for the seeds to form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a time of urgent environmental change, of pressing social injustice, and of ever-advancing technologies and global connections, we often respond with acceleration--a speeding up and scaling up of our strategies to counter the damage and destruction around us. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what if we take the seeds as a starting point: what might we learn about work, sustainability, and relationships on this beleaguered planet if we slowed down, stepped back, and held off?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoing to Seed\u003c\/i\u003e explores questions of idleness, considering the labour both of humans and of the myriad other inhabitants of the world. Drawing on science, literature, poetry, and personal observation, these winding and sometimes playful essays pay attention to the exertions and activities of the other-than-human lives that are usually excluded from our built and settled spaces, asking whose work and what kinds of work might be needed for a more just future for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54811022033270,"sku":"9781682832035","price":34.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37473946.jpg?v=1762057757","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781682832035-going-to-seed","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}