“No one would think of tearing down a quarter of England’s medieval churches. But that’s precisely what we have done with our hedgerows.”
The stitching that holds the fabric of the countryside together Read More
The farming community overwhelmingly voted for Brexit – polls conducted by Farmers’ Weekly, AgriChat and others consistently showed nearly 60% of farmers wanted to leave the EU, giving their main reason as wishing to ‘take back control’ [i]. With 55% of total farm income in the UK coming from the EU single farm payment and
Post-Brexit Agriculture – from CAP to BAP? Read More
It could not have been a more beautiful and calming place. Nor more apposite for contemplating the breaking off of relations with our European neighbours. For the farmhouse Locanda set high above the Arno valley hosted a microcosm of the European Community; with fellow guests coming from Denmark, Germany, Holland, and Italy – along with
Romance and reminiscence in the Tuscan countryside Read More
