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Indie Farming Photos and Stories from 2014
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year It’s been an incredible year at Indie Farmer – the website went...
Bringing back a life
A visual narrative profiling Austin, Texas based Wildlife Designs Taxidermy. Photography by Jonathan Chapman. Words by Kristen Munson....
Oxford Real Farming Conference: A Q&A with Colin Tudge
COLIN TUDGE IS A BIOLOGIST, AUTHOR AND ONE OF THE UK’S LEADING FIGURES IN THE REALM OF ‘ENLIGHTENED...
The Big Feastival 2014
The Big Feastival 2014 – realising I was in the vicinity of Kingham on my Indie Farmer Road...
Rural Pastimes Fair 2014
Given the Rural Pastimes fair 2014 coincided with my road trip bringing me to Sussex I decided to ride down to the Pestalozzi Village in Sedlescombe on Saturday and photograph the proud owners of some vintage farming tech.
It was great to meet budding farmer (pictured above) Adam Sims, 14 with his Grey Ferguson Tractor, a local to the area - Adam restored the tractor and uses it on a few acres where his family live in the village. He is currently growing potatoes and plans to pursue farming as a career...
Lambeth Country Show 2014
This year marked the 40th anniversary of Lambeth Country Show so being on my doorstep I scooted down to Brockwell Park to check out the Sheep on show...
The Smallholders Show 2014
Whilst exhibiting for the first time to raise awareness of The Indie Farmer Road Trip and showcase our new Indie Farmer Tees and Totes, I also managed to do a quick tour around the showground to meet some of the other exhibitors, smallholders and livestock on show. You can see highlights of the Indie Farmer Bell Tent and our first 'offline' experience on the blog..
GROW London – Urban Gardening Show
Having heard about the launch of a new 'edgy' gardening show aimed at a younger audience interested in growing with limited space, I made my way west to Hampstead Heath for the opening day of GROW London and took a few pictures of the people and innovative products I encountered...
Could horsepower be the future of farming?
Deep in Devon, UK, a radical experiment in community-supported agriculture is showing how it’s possible to produce food locally and sustainably while breaking our reliance on fossil fuel guzzling farming methods. But does it stack up? Andrew Wasley reports