Quote of the day
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Richard Mabey

Born: February 20, 1941 (age 84)
Bio: Richard Thomas Mabey is a writer and broadcaster, chiefly on the relations between nature and culture.
Known for:
- Food for Free (1972)
- Flora Britannica (1996)
- The unofficial countryside (1973)
- Beechcombings (2007)