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Category: Agriculture

Scilly Farming

9th February 2022 Sandra

Scilly’s mild, wet climate ensures that plants keep growing pretty much all year round.  Gardens contain sub-tropical plants and farms…

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Posted in: Agriculture, Scilly Isles, South West Filed under: agriculture, farming, flower, market gardening, Scilly Isles

Life in Fenland

12th July 2021 Sandra

If you watched last week’s film you will already have some idea of what it was like living in fenland.…

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Posted in: Agriculture, East Filed under: drainage, farming, fens, flooding

Fen to Farmland

5th July 2021 Sandra

Known as “black gold”, fenland peat is full of nutrients and when drained is fantastic soil for growing crops. From…

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Posted in: Agriculture, East Filed under: agriculture, drainage, farming, fens, peat

Forming Fens

28th June 2021 Sandra

Holme Fen today is a National Nature Reserve. Along with nearby Woodwalton Fen, these are two tiny remnants of the…

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Posted in: Agriculture, East Filed under: fens, fossil, sea level

An Unusual Crop

24th February 2021 Sandra

Around the town of Pontefract, Yorkshire, there are rich, deep, sandy, well drained soils.  These are ideal for growing… …liquorice.…

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Posted in: Agriculture, Yorkshire and Humber Filed under: agriculture, diversification, farming, imports, liquorice

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