Food for forests

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage

The fields at sleight farm, near Bath, are not much to look at. One is bare earth and deeply rutted, reminiscent of land that has been subjected to the rootling behaviour of wild boar. “This,” says en

What is a tree? To you and me it might be a focal point in the garden, a source of shade and privacy, a provider of fruit or even a gift to future generations. To wildlife it could be home, shelter, a

“Less Holocaust, more Anne Frank,” was the advice Michael Grunwald received from the CEO of a publishing house who opted not to bid for his latest book, We Are Eating the Earth. Grunwald took notice.

aeon.co In 2008, we “quietly passed a tremendous benchmark”, says Maryam Aslany. For the first time in history, the proportion of people living in the countryside fell below 50%. Today, the figure is

Whether you have a tiny terrace or a sprawling plot, now is the perfect time to rewild a patch of earth and create your own edible oasis