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Regenerative Farming Claims

On November 18, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Recently Offered Farmers Advice About Regenerative Farming Claims. This Article Examines That Advice. Oil seed rape grown with buckwheat companion planting It’s not that farmers have been making wild claims about regenerative farming. It’s because regen farming is new and there is no generally accepted definition of it.… More Leave a comment

A 1950s Year On a Devon Farm By the Sea

On July 24, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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This Evocative Documentary Offers A Glimpse Into Rural Life, Through The Seasons, From The Windswept Winter To The Golden Days Of Harvest. Follow The Rhythms Of Nature As The Villagers Tend Their Land, Brave The Elements, And Celebrate The Changing Year.… More Leave a comment

How to Lay a Hedge

On July 14, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Hedge Laying Is An Ancient Art, Designed To Ensure Hedges Grow Dense And Able To Give Stock And Crops Shelter, A Home For Many Beneficial Insects To Protect Crops And Prevent Cattle And Sheep From Roaming. The Art of The Hedge Layer There is an art and much skill in what the hedge layer makes look an easy task.… More 2 responses

1938 English Harvest Video At Sawston Near Cambridge

On July 9, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Having Been The Farms Manager At The Agricultural College On The Outskirts Of Cambridge, Near Sawston, I Have A Deep Appreciation For Cambridgeshire Farming And The Rich Tapestry Of The Cambridgeshire Countryside & This 1938 English Harvest Video At Sawston. So I appreciate this early Dufaycolor gem by Humphrey Jennings because it offers a captivating window into the heart of this rural idyll during harvest time in 1938.… More Leave a comment

Modern Strawberry Growing & Farming With James Dyson

On January 24, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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James Dyson’s Interest In Farming Is Fascinating. Almost Futuristic, It’s Farming As Seen By A Strawberry Growing Engineer! Prior to watching this video, I’ve never seen farming practice by an inventor and engineer of James Dyson’s calibre. Whereas I have reservations about some of his techniques I find his mindset and achievements quite astonishing.… More Leave a comment

Spring Ploughing With Oxen, Donkeys & Horses

On July 8, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Imagine Ploughing Your Land With Oxen, Donkeys Or Horses. Though I’m Now No Dig I Am Nostalgic About Past Practices & Appreciate the Skill Involved. I doubt many allotments or gardens get ploughed today. No Dig is more prevalent and most places are just too difficult or small to plough.… More Leave a comment

Ploughs, Cultivation Equipment & Traditional Farming

On October 20, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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In this video Jack Hargreaves looks at how garden tools were transformed into farm machinery, how World War Two saw the horse being replaced by tractors and how a plough works. He also looks at stooks, combines regarded as huge in their day (they now look small) , straw and stubble burning and how the combine & tractor changed the face of the landscape and what could be grown.… More Leave a comment