Farm Wilder News
From The Ground Up – Farmers are leading the way on agroforestry
Picture by Jim Wileman – Agroforestry at Elston Farm, Copplestone, Devon with Andy Gray By Luke Dale-Harris Agroforestry is a new word for an old idea. All it really means is trees in fields, with farming – from livestock to horticulture – continuing around and amongst them. And like so many aspects of regenerative farming,…
Read MoreWildlife Friendly Gardens
Wildlife Friendly Gardens You can create a wildlife sanctuary in your garden or planters, regardless of where you live or the size of the space. By making a few simple changes that will make it a desirable home for wildlife. Messy is good! By reducing the number of chemicals and artificial products used, you can…
Read MoreTim Williams Visited by the BBC One Show
Tim Williams Visited by the BBC One Show Tim Williams produces Aberdeen Angus beef for Farm Wilder from Erth Barton farm, on the banks of the River Tamar at the border between Devon and Cornwall. Tim recently had a visit from BBC’s One Show to see the influx of Cattle Egrets on the regenerative farm.…
Read MoreRewilding – Is it Time to Ditch this Divisive Idea?
Rewilding – Is it Time to Ditch this Divisive Idea? By Tim Martin When I first heard about rewilding I was entranced. Abandoned farmland in Europe was being restored to a wilder state, complete with reintroduced lynx, wolves, bison and other lost species. After decades of relentless impoverishment of the planet, here was evidence that…
Read MoreThe Issue with Valentine’s Day Flowers
The Issue with Valentine’s Day Flowers By Luke Dale-Harris Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and what could be lovelier than a red rose to show our love and appreciation? It might be a romantic gesture to our fellow human beings, but all these cut flowers signal a much more abuse relationship with our often overlooked…
Read MoreThe Wilder Landscape in 2023
The Wilder Landscape in 2023 By Luke Dale-Harris The new year has arrived and things are off to a flying start at Farm Wilder – before January is up, we will have launched into restaurants and pubs from Devon to London, spoken at conferences around the country, and increased the amount of beef we buy…
Read MoreAvian Flu Update
Avian Flu Update By The Farm Wilder Team With Avian Flu still spreading like wildfire through free range poultry farms and wreaking devastation on wild bird populations, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily stop selling chicken and cancel turkey sales for this Christmas. In autumn we were extremely saddened to hear that our…
Read MoreWinter Wildlife Wonders
Winter Wildlife Wonders By Tim Martin The countryside in winter can seem a little lifeless. Walks are often head down, powering along against the elements, senses blunted by hats and hoods, in contrast to unhurried summer ambles, when there are flowers, butterflies and birdsong to distract eyes and ears. In winter, much of our wildlife…
Read MoreThe Biggest Disaster: The Decline in Soil Health
The Biggest Disaster: The Decline in Soil Health Soil is one of the most fundamental resources we have – without healthy soil we cannot grow enough food to eat. Soil is much more than just food production: it protects us against floods and droughts whilst capturing vast amounts of carbon. Modern intensive farming is degrading…
Read MoreDeer, Oh Deer…
Deer, Oh Deer… By Tim Martin Why we need to eat more wild-shot venison to save woodland wildlife. There’s hardly a day goes by without newspaper story about the pros and cons of meat: why we shouldn’t eat it, or why we should (as long as it’s less of the right sort of meat -…
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