- Climate Farmer - We speak to brassica grower Kate Sparkes from Lancashire about the challenges of growing cauliflowers and broccoli while caring for the environment.
- White Lake Cheese - Cheesemaker Roger Longman switched from keeping cows to goats and has never looked back, says Kate Chapman.
- Miranda’s food column – Miranda focuses on lamb to coincide with Love Lamb Week from 1-7 September. Plus, you can try her delicious recipe for raspberry meringue ice cream!
- What’s cooking in the kitchen - This month, we chat to chef Steve Angier of The Packhorse Inn, Moulton in Suffolk.
What’s in this issue?
In this edition, we cast our eyes towards autumn. After a summer marked by recurring heatwaves, the seasons appear to be shifting forward, with many of the colours, crops and countryside changes we’d normally associate with later in the year already beginning to emerge.
In his regular nature and folklore column, Dudley Edmunds looks at the hedgerow harvest and what berries, nuts and mushrooms you can forage for over the coming weeks. And, for those of you who like to fully embrace a season, we’ve even got a step-by-step guide to creating a gorgeous foraged wreath that you can make for your door or a special corner at home.
Next up, if you enjoy walking, we have an exciting new series beginning this month as TV presenter Nick Crane takes you on a walk through Norfolk’s Bure Valley. From steam train journeys on the historic Bure Valley Railway to scenic walks along the River Bure, the area provides an ideal escape for nature lovers, walkers and families.
And this month also has a special equine theme, including a 6-page events guide with dozens of shows and occasions – from eventing to horseracing - for you to enjoy over the coming months.
Whether you're a farmer, horse owner, keen walker or simply someone who enjoys spending time in nature, this edition has something for you.
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in this edition…
- Walking with Nick Crane - TV presenter and geographer Nick Crane takes us for a walking adventure along the River Bure area of Norfolk.
- Country ramblings - Dudley Edmunds surveys what’s happening in the countryside – from nature to folklore - in September.
- Say Cheese - Tracey Colley from the Academy of Cheese brings you three new British cheese recommendations.
- Dog behaviour - Carolyn Menteith looks at how to manage play-biting among puppies.
- Gardening - It is almost impossible to imagine a less suitable site for a new garden than the six-acres of that Christina Shand lit upon within striking distance of fresh sea breezes from Fishguard Bay.
- Three things I can’t live without - With actor Charles Collingwood, best known for playing farmer Brian Aldridge in the long-running BBC Radio 4 drama ‘The Archers’.
- Feathered Focus – Our poultry expert Andy Cawthray runs the rule over broodiness in hens, poultry supplements and avian alarm calls.
- The Countryside Puzzler - Try your hand at our testing rural crossword, quiz and wordsearch.
- Exclusive interview with Nicky Henderson - Few trainers in British horseracing have shaped the sport quite like Nicky Henderson. From his yard in Berkshire, he has spent nearly five decades producing winners.
- Training days - In conversation with Fergal O’Brien, Grade 1 winning National Hunt trainer based in the heart of the Cotswolds.
- Equine safety - NFU Mutual gives you handy tips on how to stay safe on your horse.
- Equine events guide – From eventing to horseracing and heavy horse shows, follow our six page equine events guide.
