A few days ago I had a conversation with a local historian about a subject matter relevant to some research that I have been doing for a few years now regarding my local area. One of the themes that we discovered as a result of this conversation is that ideas tend to repeat themselves inContinueContinue reading “The Need for Food Education – not a new issue”
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Goats and Reflections on Summer Writing
Firstly, apologies that I have not been writing on thinkingcountry for a while. This is because I have been away working on a goat dairy farm in Somerset (wwoofing for those in the know) – an experience I have taken a lot from. The farm is based at Wookey near Wells in Somerset, and isContinueContinue reading “Goats and Reflections on Summer Writing”
Green Britannia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KZ6IBoQ35uA Some shameless plugging for the British tourist industry (especially Cumbrian and Welsh tourist trade).
Species in the Spotlight: Red and White Clover
If you are talking to an organic farmer and the subject of clover comes up in conversation, prepare to be there for a while. Why are farmers (and especially organic farmers) so interested in clover? Well, both red (trifolium pratense) and white (trifolium repens) varieties (there are about 300 species of clover or trefoil inContinueContinue reading “Species in the Spotlight: Red and White Clover”
Dry Stone Walling – the world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle
Earlier today I traveled to Dolebury Warren in North Somerset with Bristol University Conservation Group. The purpose of the trip (the group’s final trip of the academic year) was to rebuild a section of wall to provide habitat for various plants and invertebrate species as well as create a new boundary wall for an incomingContinueContinue reading “Dry Stone Walling – the world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle”
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