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After more than 60 years of inquiry and self-indulgence Colin Tudge concludes that good farming, sound nutrition, great gastronomy, and care of the natural world could and should operate in perfect harmony. This offers a very significant ray of hope in an otherwise desperate world Enlightened Agriculture is vital if we, humanity, seriously aspire to…
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When I was first introduced formally to biology in the 1950s it was widely felt at least among people at large and also by a great many scientists that science could and should be a search for irrefutable and even absolute truth. It was further widely supposed that cast-iron truth could and must be arrived…
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Weather conditions in 2026 raised many questions for farmers, however Suzanne found optimism amongst a new generation embracing Farm Feasts.
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Colin Tudge points out a few things that ought to be intuitively obvious but apparently are not (which largely explains why the world is in such a mess) It ought to be intuitively obvious that farming in the broad sense, to include arable and ranching and horticulture and agroforestry and cultivated oyster beds and mussels…
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At sea, nature has already responded to climate change with fish moving to somewhere that better suits their requirements.
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A very small matter with very big implications By Colin Tudge Every morning for the past 10 years or so I’ve been scattering crusts and spaghetti and other beaksome leftovers for the birds that come to the communal garden around our flat. Jackdaws and, less commonly, Magpies, are the chief clientele, plus the odd Robin…
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“Many people know they have a local apple even if they do not know what it is: they also have local plums.”
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Colin Tudge reflects on the upcoming by-election in Clacton on August 13 To my chagrin, Nigel Farage went to my school, Dulwich College, albeit 21 years after I did. He, or rather his parents, paid the fees. I, like by brother before me, went on a scholarship; a direct grant of the kind that is…
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Growing your own food not only builds the nations food resilience but also gives you tastier and more nutritious fruit and vegetables.