Author Archives: theagroecologicalway

By Leila Simon Taking on a National Trust tenancy of 200 acres immediately adjacent to our farm 20 years ago was a chance for us to expand our arable production. Perhaps we should have been warned by the name of the farm, Labour in Vain, and better remembered the history of it: more than 30Continue reading “Soils and Spring”

Author: Adam Simon Originally published in the Bridport Times, November 2019, under the title ‘The times they are a-changin’ Leila and I were speaking in the Houses of Parliament recently. Farming organisations are being consulted on the proposed Environment Bill, which is to replace CAP as support for agriculture, and the Landworker’s Alliance invited aContinue reading “Why we farm: A reflection from Adam at Tamarisk”

Farming is fundamentally about relationship – a confluence of the human hand with the botanical, zoological and microbial kingdoms. At every turn in agricultural history, the nature of these relationships has been transformative not only for local and global ecologies, but for culture and society too.  The Agricultural Revolution some 12,000 years ago is mostContinue reading “Agroecology: transforming land and culture “