Thinking about the Land 2: A Perfect Summer Evening
In my earlier post, I said that I wanted to give the farmers’ perspective on the mid-twentieth century British movement now seen as the origin of organic farming. Now I…
Read moreThinking about the Land: A Personal Perspective on the Origin of Organic Farming
Almost a hundred years ago “on a misty Boxing Day [26th December] in 1926, a dozen young men assembled at a hamlet in Wiltshire [in southwest England] for their annual…
Read moreOwls, Humans, Rodents, and Food Loss
See that hole high up under the eaves of the barn. Check the little landing platform under the hole. That’s a hole for a barn owl (Tyto alba). (Ignore what…
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