Tag Archives: rewilding

Sustainable meat: Keeping the hills bald for red meat

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Miles King

The inevitable farming backlash has started, against George Monbiot’s ideas of restoring more natural ecosystems in Britain in his new book Feral. In an article in Farmers Weekly (where else?) on tuesday a Farmers Union of Wales spokesman drew comparisons … Continue reading →

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Re-wilding: how do we recreate feral soils?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Miles King

Having successfully helped my mum pack her house into an articulated lorry, and bring her down here to Dorset yesterday, I have to admit to being a bit knackered. However I’m looking forward to buying a copy of George Monbiot’s … Continue reading →

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