When you set out in your early adult life it is tempting to establish goals or to second guess the direction in which your life might head. It seems that, for my generation, we expect or are expected to be high achievers in every ‘area’ of life – career, relationships and gaining that apparently ohContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘The Dirty Life’ by Kristin Kimball”
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A Farming and Conservation Partnership Success Story: The Cirl Bunting
According to the State of Nature report released earlier this year 12 out of the 26 breeding farmland birds are red listed (the highest category of risk of further decline or even extinction). Since 1970 the number of farmland birds has declined by 54%. Although it must be mentioned that since the early 1990s, when conservationContinueContinue reading “A Farming and Conservation Partnership Success Story: The Cirl Bunting”
Why do we (or at least most of us) eat turkey at Christmas?
Apologies to the vegetarians amongst you, but this post focuses on a bird that has dominated dining tables at Christmas for decades. Why are Brits so obsessed with eating turkey on Christmas Day when it is rarely eaten at other times of the year? According to YouGov, families in Britain spent an average of £796ContinueContinue reading “Why do we (or at least most of us) eat turkey at Christmas?”
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In the light of the #FarmerMentalHealth campaign, please have a read of this very open blog post from Welsh farmer Will Evans. Will blogs at – http://www.fatherandfarmer.wordpress.com
‘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.
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