August's recipe from Thinkingcountry’s resident seasonal recipe writer, Holly Betts. In early August I went home to Scotland and found that this year our redcurrant bushes had produced a glut of berries! Redcurrants are just sweet enough that you can eat them on their own but they are quite seedy and so very nice addedContinue reading "Redcurrant and lemon cake with redcurrant syrup"
Don’t sit by; work with farmers to help birds.
If you want to understand a subject you must learn to see it from different perspectives. This is particularly true of land use, a topic in which there are as many viewpoints as you can possibly imagine. It's why I am trying (and there's a lifetime ahead to learn) to understand both farming and conservationContinue reading "Don’t sit by; work with farmers to help birds."
Off to the Birdfair
It has been a particularly busy and rather stressful week (hence the lack of blog posts) but I am looking forward to heading to Birdfair tomorrow, up in Rutland. It will be my second visit to the annual 'Glastonbury of the Birding World' and I hope it will live up to last year, which wasContinue reading "Off to the Birdfair"
How Would Agriculture in the UK Change if the Lynx were Introduced? – Guest post by Emily Folk
The impacts on agriculture in the UK from introducing a new predator have yet to be determined. As humans, we have made huge impacts on this world—some of them good, and some of them bad. With the growth of our population and the need to feed those people, we have developed technologies and techniques thatContinue reading "How Would Agriculture in the UK Change if the Lynx were Introduced? – Guest post by Emily Folk"
Farmers Weekly’s Philip Clarke says ‘the time has come for farmers to speak up’.
Tomorrow, like every Friday, I will receive my regular Farmers Weekly through the post. Occasionally I get the time to read it cover to cover. Sometimes it takes me a couple of days. Mostly however I will dip in and out of the pages (as I do with other magazines and papers) as the weekContinue reading "Farmers Weekly’s Philip Clarke says ‘the time has come for farmers to speak up’."
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