Posts Tagged ‘farming’

Food for thought

Food for thought

The politics of food is a more complex and unfair issue than you may think

The Show Crimes

The Show Crimes

Agricultural shows are an important testing ground for aspiring rural politicians. But beware – farmers don’t suffer fools, and there are more than just puddles to put a foot into

‘Once food production is relinquished, indubitably so is independence’

‘Once food production is relinquished, indubitably so is independence’

Fifty years of the Common Agricultural Policy spells fifty billion pounds of waste per year

Rural Wales: Wealth of beauty, poverty of opportunity

Rural Wales: Wealth of beauty, poverty of opportunity

There is undoubted beauty and magic in the Welsh countryside. But behind the scenes of these picture postcard communities lies a tough day-to-day existence, and a struggle against poverty and exclusion