Category: Dorset Farming

Balancing nature and farming

George Hosford looks at how his experiments in bi-cropping and mob grazing have been working, and sees the impact of ‘making room’ for nature Some...

Love Local Trust Local founder seeks a British Thanksgiving Day

On the 3rd of September we will be hosting the fourth Love Local Trust Local Food Awards at the Dorset County Show Members Pavilion....

Crops and care at Rawston Farm

June at Rawston Farm: with crops finally growing well, James Cossins enjoys the June lull crucial meetings on crop varieties and mental health The past...

The farmer who fly tipped

Andrew Livingston calls for action on the relentless litter and fly-tipping that plagues farms … except for that one case of the rubble … Well...

FCN – always there to walk with you

Barrie Cooper, a Blandford dairy and beef farmer, shares his work with Dorset FCN, providing vital support and assistance to local farmers in need May...

The forgotten art of hedgerow life cycles

With new incentives for sustainable farming, hedgerows are crucial – Andrew Livingston talks to hedge expert John Calder ‘Hedges are the single most important ecological...

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Bucked in the Yarn

Three small Somerset villages had a huge impact on global exploration and trade – Rachael Rowe talks to Professor Terry Stevens “Nothing much ever happened...
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Wimborne’s new feast of a festival

Wimborne is set to celebrate ‘food, glorious food’ with a brand-new food festival on Saturday, 14th September: events, tastings, demos and talks will be...

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