The Country Chronicles – May
Can you believe that we are reaching the halfway point in the year already?? Seems an impossible concept really. A few things happened in the lovely month of... Read More...
small-scale farming
The revolution will not be market gardenized: some thoughts on Jean-Martin Fortier
Grower, food & farming writer and social scientist Chris Smaje reviews and compares Jean-Martin Fortier's book The Market Gardener to the trajectory of his ... Read More...
A Market Gardener’s Diary: April
We welcome Kent based small-scale Market Gardener, Egg producer and Entrepreneur Jack Boggia to the Indie Farmer fold. In his first post we hear about what's be... Read More...
Peasants in Transylvania: A love note
The term ‘peasant’ is usually thrown about for a narrow range of situations, possibly while discussing medieval history or Communist eras, times being talked ab... Read More...
Small-scale farm tech solutions
In the latest edition of small-scale farm tech solutions we look at one way to keep customers coming back for more, an alternative model for buying food and the... Read More...
Small-scale farm tech solutions
In the latest edition of small-scale farm tech solutions we check out another way for producers to sell (almost) direct, a simple self-build temp monitor to ale... Read More...
Profile: Independent Documentary – Grenada and the Goats
Grenada and the Goats is an indie social issue documentary being produced by Scottish film maker Aidan Nicol in association with Caribbean production company Br... Read More...
A beginners guide to becoming a farmer
Chris Smaje presents thirteen maxims he'd like to have been able to pass on to his younger self
Stories from the Dirt
A passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture David Stern writes about his experiences of meeting first-generation farmers, exploring some of the challenges... Read More...
Small-scale farm tech solutions
In the latest edition of small-scale farm tech solutions we take a look at Biochar as a way of increasing carbon content of your soils, Buckybox - some helpful ... Read More...