Badsey Society Publications

The Badsey Society exists to promote the understanding and study of the parish and village of Badsey, including Aldington, and the surrounding area. The people, history, archaeology, folklore, flora, fauna and geology of the area are all possible areas of activity, which may take the form of meetings, walking tours, talks, education and publication.

For more information on the Badsey Society visit their website.

Written by T C Sparrow.

120 pages. More than 100 photographs, maps and illustrations.

Published by the Badsey Society, 2011.
ISBN-10: 0-954746-95-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-954746-95-7

Price £6

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Digging for a Living:
Market Gardening in Badsey and Aldington

This book is the fascinating story of the market gardening industry in Badsey and Aldington.

"Once the dominant land use, small-scale market gardening in the Vale of Evesham has all but disappeared. Drawing upon first-hand experience and fascinating illustrative material, Terry Sparrow provides timely insights into 'growing'. Digging for a Living traces the rise of market gardening in the late 19th century, when Badsey and Aldington bucked the trend of rural depopulation, through the boom years, to steep post-war decline. I can thoroughly recommend this book to all those who want to understand the essence of Badsey, Aldington and the Vale beyond." 

– Nick Evans, Professor of Rural Geography, University of Worcester.

Page example

Contents
1 EARLY DAYS
2 THE REASONS FOR CHANGE
3 GROWING THE CROPS
4 PACKING AND MARKETING
5 A PROSPEROUS VILLAGE
6 THE FIRST WORLD WAR
7 A TIME OF DEPRESSION
8 THE SECOND WORLD WAR
9 THE CHANGING SCENE
10 THE DRIFT FROM THE LAND
11 CONCLUSION