Farms Work Wonders’ Post

They're here 👀 You counted, you waited, and now...the Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 results are in! But who has claimed this year's number one spot? Big Garden Birdwatchers, here are your top 10 birds for 2024... How do they compare to your count? Check out this year's full results, including country by country leader-boards: https://lnkd.in/eQuS-Fw8 #BigGardenBirdWatch

It's that time of year again! 👍 Pieter's Picks for Autumn! 🍂 Make sure you save it for reference and message us if you have any queries! 👩💻 #autumnrosetrends #gardenroses #parfumflowercompany #autumn

"Tir is a call, all the more powerful for being implied rather than spelt out, for a realignment of our food system so that it works not just for the environment and our physical nourishment but our deepest spiritual needs as well. We don’t know what that will look like yet, but we have some pointers and it is never too late to try." A critical observation - "the shifting relationship between food production and wildlife on a single farm near Bala. Government policy attempts to fit them together again, but the forces of social change and global commerce work powerfully in the opposite direction, at least for now." Carwyn - like many public goods, critical resources - we have no ownership or control of, their added value not reinvesting within 20 minute neighbourhoods. Community needs this for life to thrive. A pre NHS mid Wales farmer would give my Grandfather food in payment for G.P. Practices - a hard remote rural existence, but then later Welsh market Towns in the sixties were a far more a community resilient, resource efficient 20 minute neighbourhood than now. Wealth extraction pillaged life, community, & resources - whilst killing nature, and making life on earth for our future generations extremely precarious. How do you shoe horn the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Net Zero into that - whilst gaining social, and cultural licence - answer you don't, you can't. You deliver systems change, and the #WellbeingEconomy. The just, green transition. Wellbeing Economy Cymru (WE Cymru)

If you want to ensure your #vegpatch is as productive as it possibly can be then take a look at Gardens Illustrated's article on what you need to do this month to ensure that it is - https://lnkd.in/eJQcjMgF #WGS #growingyourown #superproductivevegpatch #dorset #groundsmaintenance

'One of my favorite things about summer is this farm hiring goats to eat all the weeds.' - @iowasian This is a throwback repost from a few summers ago, a huge thanks to @iowasian for this awesome photo! 💚🐐 You can get in on the fun too! Find a for-hire herd near you at goatsonthego.com #goatsonthego #firemidigation #targetedgrazing #goatgrazing #goatrental #goatscaping #prescribedgrazing #leasegoats #goatleasing #sustainablegrazing

Silly question perhaps but what is the current figure for the amount of wildflower rich haymeadows lost since 1960 or 1970? Or name a date. UK or just England. It seems to be roughly the same figure we quote for this since 1985 - can that be true? Are we replacing more slowly than losing? Or are we replacing at a different rate? Where's the evidence to be found? Or do we just use the traditional old figure? Plantlife International National Trust

Watch this 5 minute video where Gareth explains why approaching high performance like a farmer or a gardener can be a total #gamechanger https://lnkd.in/gk348nsi #HighPerformance #FarmerMindset #GardenerMindset #SuccessMindset #PersonalGrowth #Gareth #MindsetMatters #LeadershipDevelopment #PerformanceCoaching

IT’S PERSONAL Did I mention that much of my early life was spent on farms in England + Scotland? It is such a great way to grow up, and it connected me to nature in a most profound way. There’s something so satisfying about getting your hands dirty doing hard work. Mucking out the cows and picking tatties (potatoes for my American friends) are all well and good, but bailing hay was always my favorite task. Back then, all the hay bales were rectangular. It wasn’t until I revisited Scotland and saw these beautiful round bales and I had to photograph them. This field is the view from my Mum's kitchen, and I love it. It's been many years since I lifted a bale of hay, but I can promise you that straw and dirt smell exactly like they always have. It's like a time machine... It takes you right back. I have friends who are farmers to this day and I have nothing but respect for their craft and dedication. No farmers = No food. It’s as simple as that. Maybe next time I’m in Scotland I’ll pop by Comrie and see some old friends, I’d like that. NOTE: If you haven’t seen my new site yet, please stop in for a visit and please LMK what you think: www.roryearnshaw.com PHOTO: Rory Earnshaw / All Rights Reserved EDIT: Bobbi Wendt #RoryEarnshawPhotographer #RoryEarnshawPhotography #RoryEarnshawRightsReserved #AllRightsReserved #SanFranciscoPhotographer #FarmLife #Rural #Harvest #AutumnHarvest #Scotland #England #TheUK #Bales #HayBales #RolledHayBales #StrawBales #Agriculture #ScottishFarmer #ArableFarming #SustainableFarming #CombineHarvester #Farmers #JohnDeere #MasseyFerguson #CreativeArts #CreativeArtists #CreativeEconomy

Have you done your #BigGardenBirdWatch count yet? If not, tomorrow is your last chance to take part and contribute valuable data to help inform the conservation of our UK birds, 43% of which are now threatened (State of Nature 2023). Surely there can't be many better excuses to stare out of the window with a cuppa. Discover other easy things you can do to help birds in each season with this new #RHS advice, featuring top tips from #RSPB wildlife gardening expert Adrian Thomas:

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