Articles by Pete Shield




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Wilding by Isabel Tree Review

Travel journalist turned farmer and now rewilding advocate Isabel Tree”s book Wilding is a beautiful tale of her and her partner Charles transition from modern farming to pioneering rewilding conservationists on Knepp their 3,500 acre…


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A Black Saturday in the vines

After a year if unprecedented drought the rural Midi is up in arms this Saturday. Here is the press release from The Confederation paysanne on the subject.   L’agriculture audoise a besoin de bien plus…




Drought, saving water in the Hautes Corbieres

Drough in the Hautes Corbieres

Everybody is talking about drought  in our corner of France, the Hautes Corbieres what is going on and what does it mean for farming, gardens, and what type of Summer can we expect. It certainly…