A celebration of English cheese
‘Cheese is the secret ingredient of happiness.’ It’s a wonderful quote and even though no one is quite sure who wrote it, the sentiment is felt by millions of food lovers around the world.
Adam Henson
I am a Cotswolds-based farmer and TV presenter, sharing experiences and life on the farm with viewers of BBC’s Countryfile.
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The 18th century breeder who changed farming forever
Not all heroes wear capes... but mine did, as well as being the father of modern livestock agriculture
Saving Rare Breeds: A Race Against Time
Farming is a numbers game. It always has been. The number of acres, the size of the herd or flock, the weight of the crop, the yield of the harvest and, crucially, the balance in the bank at the end of the year.
From Tasmanian Tigers to Bakewell Blues: Bringing Back Extinct Species
The dodo was a curious creature. A bird that couldn’t fly with dowdy dull grey-brown feathers and a large ugly beak. It’s got a reputation for being fat, gullible and clumsy although sympathetic scientists argue that it’s simply had a bad press...
The Cotswold Lion: Wool, Wealth, and the Wonders of Spring
‘In like a lion and out like a lamb.’ That ancient piece of weather lore about March seems to ring true every year...
Heritage Crafts: Supporting Britain's Traditional Skills
Just like my beloved heritage livestock breeds, Britain's rural craftsmen and women deserve our support
A New Year and a Chance to Start Afresh
A new year always brings a chance to start afresh and gives us the kind of drive that’s needed to inspire fresh thinking and consider new beginnings.
Reindeer rides and festive traditions: Christmas at Cotswold Farm Park
The bright red decorations are up, shop windows dazzle with festive treasures, there's a certain spice in the air and the unmistakable scent of pine fills the house...
The Language of the Countryside: Rams, Raddling and all things Tupping
Throughout the British Isles there must be thousands of terms and phrases that have been passed down the generations, with their origins often lost along the way. There’s a certain magic to words like ‘drumbledrone’ and ‘grockle’...
To Autumn: Keats, Cider Season and Local Pride
To me, Keats' description of heavy apples and ripe hazelnuts, the loud bleat of full-grown lambs and the ‘last oozings’ of the cider press always remind me of home and the lazy country lanes of Gloucestershire.
From Soays to the Suffolk Punch: Britain's Beloved Rare Breeds
Unravelling the history of Britain’s hardy, home-grown heritage breeds.
On Your Farm: Bringing Agriculture to Life on Air for 60 Years
On Your Farm is a blast of fresh country air that’s been broadcast every Sunday on Radio 4 for six decades