We have messed up, by being far too tidy.
I have a theory, that we have tidied our land up far too much, and all because we have spent hundreds, if not thousands, of years tidying our farm yards, so folk would know our food was safe to eat!
Cat Frampton
Farmer and artist. Team dung beetle, team waxcap fungi, team organic meat, all that. I ask to many questions…
Should ewe stay or should ewe go now… that is my upland question.
The pros and cons of keeping sheep on my bit of moorland.
A small sad cry from a special habitat
The short life and death of SFI GRH6 Shorter lived than the seasonal plants it was supposed to support.
Fitting my farm into bureaucratic boxes
Farming, conservation, money and maps. Why nothing seems to fit comfortably on my land at the moment.
Waxcaps: Old pastures and the brave new world
Grassland fungi: waxcaps, colourful treasures of old fashioned pasture. Overlooked and in danger due to our race to improve or change our land.
Nature - The word - a proposal
Look, I know it’s a mad idea, but what would happen if we stopped using the words ‘nature’ and ‘natural’? It may just change how we see and talk about the world.
Peat: Burning questions but no answers
Following the banning of burning vegetation on deep peat I have so many questions, but very few answers…