Prince Charles

A bleak future for hill farming?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wLOO5j2vYE A short clip from about 6 months ago but a debate that needs to be had. Why do farmers have to take all the financial risks for the benefit of the supermarkets and the consumer? Do we really think enough about the producers of our food in the food system?

The Prince’s Countryside Fund

http://www.countrysideonline.co.uk/news-views/news/more-rural-projects-gain-funds-support/ Just read this article. Great to hear some positive news and thought I should give some (if limited) profile to this inspiring organisation. It has led me to look further into some of the projects that the fund has been giving grants to. Farm Cornwall (http://www.farmcornwall.co.uk/) and Kickstart Norfolk (http://www.kickstart.btck.co.uk/) as well as theContinueContinue reading “The Prince’s Countryside Fund”