Mark Harvey is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation (CRESI) at the University of Essex. His current research addresses capitalist political economies faced with global climate change, peak oil, growing food demand, and sustainable consumption.
May 26, 2010 In the Orbit of the Tomato
After my father died, I discovered a film he had directed in 1938 for the historically famous GPO (General Post Office) film unit. It was called The Islanders, and in it, to my amazement, was a short section about Guernsey and the once-renowned Guernsey tomato. The film shows how tomatoes were grown in sterilised soil…