num_pages: 320
description: BBC journalist and environmentalist Rory Spowers wanted to finally live his dream and abandon life in London for a more ecologically sustainable lifestyle. Moving with his wife and two toddler sons to a 60–acre abandoned tea estate in Sri Lanka, Rory sets out to create a model organic farm there and earn his livelihood from the land. The fascinating story begins with the tsunami and Rory's sudden involvement with the relief efforts, and charts the course of his adventures over 12 months culminating in the launch of his new business (making a living by selling the produce he grows). It chronicles the highs and lows of this radical change, and reveals what it takes to live a sustainable life. It will also include tips for those of you who wish to live a more environmentally friendly life. Spowers' narrative brims with adventure, harrowing moments, and small triumphs as he comes to know the people and the land and works toward creating his dream of a sustainable, model forest garden.
language: English
title: A Year in Green Tea and Tuk-Tuks: My unlikely adventure creating an eco farm in Sri Lanka
titlecomplete: A Year in Green Tea and Tuk-Tuks: My unlikely adventure creating an eco farm in Sri Lanka
genres: Nonfiction, Travel
ratings_count: 110
publisher: HarperElement