Category Archives: health

Sea Buckthorn

Unless you know me personally you have probably never heard of sea buckthorn, although you may have seen it growing on the coast. It has a bright orange berry and silvery green coloured leaves and it is renowned for its health benefits. It is far more popular in Europe, as well as in Russia andContinueContinue reading “Sea Buckthorn”

Good to see #FarmerMentalHealth in the farming news again

Those of you who are regular readers of the blog will know that a few months ago I profiled rural mental health, as part of a wider campaign to get people talking about the subject (#FarmerMentalHealth on twitter). I did this mainly to get the subject in the spotlight again after the conversation had dissipatedContinueContinue reading “Good to see #FarmerMentalHealth in the farming news again”

Brexit: An opportunity to change how we support food, farming and nature – Guest Post by Miles King

Caption: Should a future farm support scheme subsidise bioenergy crops? ©Miles King It’s finally 2017, and we can say goodbye to 2016 – what a year that was. Many may celebrate a new dawn breaking for Britain (or England anyway), while others will be very worried about future prospects for their families, businesses and ourContinueContinue reading “Brexit: An opportunity to change how we support food, farming and nature – Guest Post by Miles King”

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”