28/07/21 - Sustainable beef and dairy, Welsh tea, Isles of Scilly farm
Anna Hill speaks to Don Broome about a new study assessing the sustainability of food production, and asks how British beef and dairy compare to other systems in the world.
Anna Hill speaks to Don Broome about a new study assessing the sustainability of food production, and asks how British beef and dairy compare to other systems in the world. Two years ago, Lucy George took a leap of faith and turned her fruit farm just outside Cardiff, into Wales's only tea estate - Caroline Evans has been to meet her. For small farms week, Mariclare Carey-Jones is on the Isles of Scilly to meet two farmers who when faced with falling revenues during the pandemic decided to try growing chillies.
Presenter: Anna Hill
Producer in Bristol: Toby Field
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- Wed 28 Jul 202105:45BBC Radio 4
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