Mental Health Awareness Week, therapists and the need to support those in need

All this week people have been talking about mental health as part of 'Mental Health Awareness Week', a project that has been run by the Mental Health Foundation since 2001. This year's theme is 'stress: are we coping?', looking at stress and how it is impacting on our lives. The #FarmerMentalHealth campaign that has beenContinue reading "Mental Health Awareness Week, therapists and the need to support those in need"

Watercress pesto

Another seasonal recipe from Holly. ........... As spring finally gets going one of my favourite flavours is the sharp tang of watercress. Although lovely in a soup and also stuffed into a good cheese sandwich this year I thought I would try a pesto. I tried a few different nuts, pine nuts, brazil nuts andContinue reading "Watercress pesto"

Joe Harkness, Bird Therapy and the Wild Voices Project

I may have mentioned the Wild Voices Project before. It's a podcast run by Matt Williams that profiles people who connect with the natural world in some way (tagline: the stories of the people saving nature), and it makes for some wonderful listening. Matt's approach is informal yet gritty and his lengthy episodes unravel slowly,Continue reading "Joe Harkness, Bird Therapy and the Wild Voices Project"

#FarmerMentalHealth and Considering Online Therapy

It has been brilliant to see the subject of mental health increasingly embraced within the farming and broader rural community in recent months. On twitter there is a hashtag #FarmerMentalHealth which can be used by anybody wishing to discuss the subject or perhaps link to an interesting story or something to inspire or help others.Continue reading "#FarmerMentalHealth and Considering Online Therapy"

Woodland Trust event calls for farmers to respond to Defra Command Paper

Last week I attended an event organised by the Woodland Trust and hosted by Stephen Briggs at his farm in Cambridgeshire. The aim of the afternoon was partly to introduce farmers to the potential for using agroforestry on their farms, partly to discuss the Defra 'Health and Harmony' consultation document and partly to encourage delegatesContinue reading "Woodland Trust event calls for farmers to respond to Defra Command Paper"