Woodlands, farming, and what is good food?
Oak coppice woodland in North Devon Hello. We visited a friend at the weekend who is restoring ancient oak coppice woodland on his land near the River Taw at...
A year in Devon, farming in Ghana, a manifesto, podcasts
Looking to the sea from Brentor Hello. We moved to Devon one year ago. We still haven't settled in our long-term home, but we're working on it; meanwhile...
A long pause, learning, chicken
A hedge laid in the Devon style Hello. I've been back out hedgelaying on Dartmoor. This hedge is laid in the Devon style, with hazel stems cut and laid...
Two soups, Twitter and moving
Hello. Illustrator Chris Barker has produced some wonderfully cheeky remixes of popular works of art. See them all on an epic Twitter thread; his "Two Soups...
In defence of the plough, organic/regenerative, heat
Hello. After having repeated the regenerative agriculture mantra of 'ploughing is bad' for some time, reality smacked me in the face when we started farming...
Marimba, loving your weeds, soil, growth
Hello. There are as always some absolute stunners in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning images. Pure joy here also as the children of the...
Mental health, nesting, ELM, sounds and movements
Hello, “One can’t complain. I have my friends. Someone spoke to me only yesterday.” Eeyore How are you? It's World Mental Health Day today, and as good a day...