Author Archives: Ben Eagle

The Five Factors of Soil Formation

If you have ever looked closely at soils in different areas you will know that they all look, feel and smell different. They also play host to different plants and some contain more visible organisms than others. Why is this? How have they come to be so different? What factors should be considered? These wereContinueContinue reading “The Five Factors of Soil Formation”

Soil – ‘the cinderella subject’

Last week I gave a talk to a brilliantly engaged audience (or so they seemed!) in Essex on the hopelessly neglected subject that is ‘soil’. I have received several messages asking for the topic to be profiled more regularly on the blog, so this post will be the first of a week’s worth of posts dedicatedContinueContinue reading “Soil – ‘the cinderella subject’”

‘Meet the Farmers’ Episode 1. Stowford Manor Farm

Phil Bryant manages Stowford Manor Farm near Trowbridge in Wiltshire. He has recently been joined by his daughter Anna, who worked as a biology teacher for six years before returning to the farm this year.

Thank you for breaking the silence! #FarmerMentalHealth

#FarmerMentalHealth https://twitter.com/PAPYRUS_tweets/status/798905314959654912 https://twitter.com/FarmersOfTheUK/status/798947312349413381 https://twitter.com/hutch472/status/798891749657563137 https://twitter.com/CodieneC/status/798958581164818433 https://twitter.com/naturalistdara/status/798989156064051200 https://twitter.com/claeastsurveyor/status/799000827713167360 https://twitter.com/AlexanderBrews2/status/799012256428064768 I couldn’t have been more pleased with the impact of my humble post from yesterday, which aimed to raise further awareness of the need to talk about mental health in the farming community. It continues to be a stigma, and needn’t be. My social media platforms, bothContinueContinue reading “Thank you for breaking the silence! #FarmerMentalHealth”