Beautiful! The best of luck to you from my suburban organic veg & wildflower patch. The next time I'm up in the Lakes I'll take a walk over Gowbarrow Fell and have a look at your little piece of paradise.
If only I lived there! I just filmed their brilliant farm. They have a website and all sorts of classes that are well worth attending. Good luck with your gardening!
Thank you very much! It was a pleasure to film these - and I'm very grateful to Bennet Lee of Heritage Foods for hiring me to do so. Unfortunately, he no longer runs his butchers shop (all the way in Hong Kong), so I'm not sure if I'll get the chance to make him another film.
I recently listened to Allan Savory who has been developing this kind of farming and having astonishing results in Africa and the US. It’s great to see young people here in the UK who are farming in this way. Well done!
It really makes a lot of sense to farm this way. However it is more expensive at the end product. Most of my being believe all factory fsrming should be abolished, with meat like produced like this the only option in our stores. However, doing so would hike the prices up. Huge swathes of the population wouldn't be able to afford it. Saying that, I imagine a lot of the UK population would benefit from a few more vegetables. I'm not sure what to think of lab grown meat, perhaps that could solve the affordability issue. Then again it might produce some horrific cancer after a decade of eating it!
Lovely film! Beautifully made, great information and really inpsirational - my dream is to be part of the Regenerative Farm movement... examples like yours keep my faith that it will happen one day! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on what you've achieved.
I completely agree, the world has been shaped by herd animals. Prey and predator are both vital for all ecology. I do think factory farming should be vilified though.
@@MilesCooperUK Absolutely ,we have to educate people some how into changing the way we farm and the people who are trying to force agriculture down a dangerous and more district I’ve rout.
This is also a good illustration of the 2nd Order Effects caused by things long ago. As noted in the film, it wasn't too long back in history that the entire countryside was run like this. However, when people listened to the snakes in the grass whispering promises of more and better, they turned their backs on their heritage, culture, and traditions. Small villages like that used to be fairly self-supporting, but that was lost when the people started giving ground to those who demanded change. Even something as simple as the hedgerows seems trivial, but we're now seeing that whole cottage industries were pretty much destroyed and people forced to leave their homes for work elsewhere. Why? Because folks were talked into buying fancy goods made in some other place so they could feel a bit posh. Folks wanted a tax for this cause or a regulation for that cause, all of which added up and made things more expensive for the small businesses. Those celebrities and "experts" talked folks into tearing out their hedgerows and to use barbed wire that was "cheaper" not because it was better but because they thought it would boost production in the post-war days. Not a care in the world for the people who tended the hedges and built goods using the woods removed from the hedges. No worry for the smiths, cobblers, and others who made products that were used by the hedge-layers and coaliers. The problem is that everyone talks about the "straw that broke the camel's back", but they never stop to think about the million straws that came before that last straw and how those million made it impossible for the came to do camel things. All those taxes, regulations, and laws add up. They have a severe and detrimental impact across the board. Folks are trying to get back to some semblance of how it used to be, but it's an uphill battle because there are a million straws in the way.
@@MilesCooperUK Thank you for the kind words. I like to say that the power of the Storyteller is what keeps culture and heritage alive, explaining not just the how of what we do, but the why. A good example of this is the Scythe. If you asked people, they'd likely tell you how the scythe is antiquated technology, maybe the best they had in the olden days, but certainly far inferior to modern mechanical contraption. In truth, and what you can see with your own eyes right here on RUclips, the Scythe is faster and cheaper than a modern String Trimmer. A Scythe will even give a push mower a run for it's money. But, because the Storytellers fell short, or the people were myopic, the Scythe has been relegated to the dustbin of history. It only takes one generation to lose the knowledge of our ancestors. When people pick up some antique Scythe in a thrift shop or boot sale, it feels clunky to them, and doesn't cut well at all. What they don't know is that the handle isn't sized for them, and the blade isn't hung at the correct angle. All they know is that it doesn't feel good or work like they think it should, so that reinforces the idea that it's just not good technology by today's standards. They see it as a flint arrowhead - great for the times, but far inferior to modern stuff. The truth, though, is that the Scythes are the superior option for the overwhelming majority of home-owners wanting to tend their small yards. Lighter, better balanced, taking up less room and easier to maintain, the Scythe cuts faster than the string trimmer, yet nobody knows about them because the Storytellers dropped the ball. And that ripples out in ways we don't consider. Millions of barrels of oil burned up in the manufacturing of string trimmers in some far off land and having them packaged and transported to a store shelf near you. Then millions more barrels of oil burned to get those string trimmers to a store near you. Local woodsmen and blacksmiths put out of work because people opted for the contraptions that couldn't be made locally, from local materials, by local craftsmen. Or, couldn't be made at an economical price because the people had voted for one regulation after another, one tax after another, always thinking they were "sticking it to the man" and "making those greedy business owners pay", and never thinking about how ALL businesses, even the tiniest among them, had to also pay all those Regulatory Compliance Costs. So today, we get the pleasure of our weekends filled with the Screeching of Modernity as legions of homeowners and landscapers march through our neighborhoods, their Motorized Contraptions in hand to keep things tidy. Folks have forgotten much because we've listened to the wrong Storytellers, the snakes in the grass whispering promises of new and better. The 2nd Order Effects of the decisions we make are often invisible to us because the Storytellers today work very diligently to keep our minds always thinking about "progress" without ever explaining where we're headed. Thankfully, this RUclips allows some of the Storytellers to be heard. Thankfully, you can now see with your own eyes that the Scythe is far superior to the String Trimmer, and there is something of a Renaissance being seen as more and more people again take up the Scythe to tend their small allotments. This is a good thing, but it also makes me think of all that was lost in the Years Before.
@threeriversforge1997 really is amazing when you out it into perspective. How many of these strimmers are likely to last a season too? Especially since most people have forgotten how to maintain things! I hope that all this excellent information of yours isn't wasted on RUclips comments. Lovely informative prose! I'd love to have you writing scripts to future videos! All the best
@@MilesCooperUK Thank you for the kind words. I don't know that you need my help considering the fine cinema you're already producing, but should you have any need of someone to jot down a few words, I'd be glad to do what i can. 🙂 Your video reminded me of one I watched ages ago - ruclips.net/video/bK4AWtTV3h4/видео.html - talking about Ernest Wright scissors, once a hallmark of British history. The part that caught my attention happened just one minute into the short film when the narrator mentions how in 1970 there were 150 small shops in Sheffield making scissors... and now there are only 2. That's my lifetime! That's how quick things can be changed if the people don't carefully tend their garden to ensure a bountiful harvest year over year. And as I noted in the comment section there, it's all a result of the people voting for and supporting one new law, regulation, and/or tax, after another. No body stopped to think about the long-term. And if you ask, they'll tell you it's somehow better for you because you can get cheaper product by importing the goods. Cheaper, but at what cost? How does one measure pride and heritage and tradition? Why is it somehow better for your society to employ foreigners in some far off land rather than your own people right down the street? In just Fifty Years, an entire industry was destroyed and thousands of people were put out of work. And we're supposed to believe the imported scissors are "more economical"? Everyone talks about the straw that broke the camel's back, but never the million straws that came before. Keep up the great work!
Oh my Go, I just cried a river. Can I come next summer to work with you for three weeks? No wage, just food and shelter. I have a farming background, so basic understanding would be provided. For the love of 🐂
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Brilliant! Thank you. Thank you for this beautifull film. Congratulations on what you have achieved..
Thank you for your kind words, this was a great joy to film and edit.
nature is important.
I dont disagree, as is science when used in harmony with nature.
Beautiful! The best of luck to you from my suburban organic veg & wildflower patch. The next time I'm up in the Lakes I'll take a walk over Gowbarrow Fell and have a look at your little piece of paradise.
If only I lived there! I just filmed their brilliant farm. They have a website and all sorts of classes that are well worth attending. Good luck with your gardening!
beAuTiFuL
Very!
Well done,we have Old English Longhorn roaming Epping Forest just on edge of East London
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Sounds lovely! Do you think you'd like a mini documentary filmed about your practices? I'm always interested in filming the interesting!
Well done. Keep up the good work ❤
Thank you, I will
Thank you for this beautifull film. Congratulations on what you have achieved.
Thank you very much! It was a pleasure to film these - and I'm very grateful to Bennet Lee of Heritage Foods for hiring me to do so.
Unfortunately, he no longer runs his butchers shop (all the way in Hong Kong), so I'm not sure if I'll get the chance to make him another film.
Beautiful Cinematography! Great writing too!
Glad you enjoyed it! The script was co written between myself, the farmers and Bennet Lee of Heritage Foods.
Brilliant! Thank you
You're very welcome!
I recently listened to Allan Savory who has been developing this kind of farming and having astonishing results in Africa and the US. It’s great to see young people here in the UK who are farming in this way. Well done!
It really makes a lot of sense to farm this way. However it is more expensive at the end product. Most of my being believe all factory fsrming should be abolished, with meat like produced like this the only option in our stores.
However, doing so would hike the prices up. Huge swathes of the population wouldn't be able to afford it. Saying that, I imagine a lot of the UK population would benefit from a few more vegetables.
I'm not sure what to think of lab grown meat, perhaps that could solve the affordability issue. Then again it might produce some horrific cancer after a decade of eating it!
Lovely film! Beautifully made, great information and really inpsirational - my dream is to be part of the Regenerative Farm movement... examples like yours keep my faith that it will happen one day! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on what you've achieved.
Thank you for kind words and subscription! Let's hope the movement gains even more traction!
Need more of these , people need to know the the alternative to what is being shoehorned in by ignorance and box ticking .
I completely agree, the world has been shaped by herd animals. Prey and predator are both vital for all ecology.
I do think factory farming should be vilified though.
@@MilesCooperUK Absolutely ,we have to educate people some how into changing the way we farm and the people who are trying to force agriculture down a dangerous and more district I’ve rout.
Excellent video - Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
This is also a good illustration of the 2nd Order Effects caused by things long ago. As noted in the film, it wasn't too long back in history that the entire countryside was run like this. However, when people listened to the snakes in the grass whispering promises of more and better, they turned their backs on their heritage, culture, and traditions. Small villages like that used to be fairly self-supporting, but that was lost when the people started giving ground to those who demanded change. Even something as simple as the hedgerows seems trivial, but we're now seeing that whole cottage industries were pretty much destroyed and people forced to leave their homes for work elsewhere. Why? Because folks were talked into buying fancy goods made in some other place so they could feel a bit posh. Folks wanted a tax for this cause or a regulation for that cause, all of which added up and made things more expensive for the small businesses. Those celebrities and "experts" talked folks into tearing out their hedgerows and to use barbed wire that was "cheaper" not because it was better but because they thought it would boost production in the post-war days. Not a care in the world for the people who tended the hedges and built goods using the woods removed from the hedges. No worry for the smiths, cobblers, and others who made products that were used by the hedge-layers and coaliers. The problem is that everyone talks about the "straw that broke the camel's back", but they never stop to think about the million straws that came before that last straw and how those million made it impossible for the came to do camel things. All those taxes, regulations, and laws add up. They have a severe and detrimental impact across the board. Folks are trying to get back to some semblance of how it used to be, but it's an uphill battle because there are a million straws in the way.
Wow 👌 thank you for your eloquent and thoughtful message. It does seem we will be paying for the choices made by the ignorant for some time.
@@MilesCooperUK Thank you for the kind words. I like to say that the power of the Storyteller is what keeps culture and heritage alive, explaining not just the how of what we do, but the why.
A good example of this is the Scythe. If you asked people, they'd likely tell you how the scythe is antiquated technology, maybe the best they had in the olden days, but certainly far inferior to modern mechanical contraption.
In truth, and what you can see with your own eyes right here on RUclips, the Scythe is faster and cheaper than a modern String Trimmer. A Scythe will even give a push mower a run for it's money.
But, because the Storytellers fell short, or the people were myopic, the Scythe has been relegated to the dustbin of history.
It only takes one generation to lose the knowledge of our ancestors. When people pick up some antique Scythe in a thrift shop or boot sale, it feels clunky to them, and doesn't cut well at all. What they don't know is that the handle isn't sized for them, and the blade isn't hung at the correct angle. All they know is that it doesn't feel good or work like they think it should, so that reinforces the idea that it's just not good technology by today's standards. They see it as a flint arrowhead - great for the times, but far inferior to modern stuff.
The truth, though, is that the Scythes are the superior option for the overwhelming majority of home-owners wanting to tend their small yards. Lighter, better balanced, taking up less room and easier to maintain, the Scythe cuts faster than the string trimmer, yet nobody knows about them because the Storytellers dropped the ball.
And that ripples out in ways we don't consider. Millions of barrels of oil burned up in the manufacturing of string trimmers in some far off land and having them packaged and transported to a store shelf near you. Then millions more barrels of oil burned to get those string trimmers to a store near you. Local woodsmen and blacksmiths put out of work because people opted for the contraptions that couldn't be made locally, from local materials, by local craftsmen. Or, couldn't be made at an economical price because the people had voted for one regulation after another, one tax after another, always thinking they were "sticking it to the man" and "making those greedy business owners pay", and never thinking about how ALL businesses, even the tiniest among them, had to also pay all those Regulatory Compliance Costs.
So today, we get the pleasure of our weekends filled with the Screeching of Modernity as legions of homeowners and landscapers march through our neighborhoods, their Motorized Contraptions in hand to keep things tidy.
Folks have forgotten much because we've listened to the wrong Storytellers, the snakes in the grass whispering promises of new and better. The 2nd Order Effects of the decisions we make are often invisible to us because the Storytellers today work very diligently to keep our minds always thinking about "progress" without ever explaining where we're headed. Thankfully, this RUclips allows some of the Storytellers to be heard.
Thankfully, you can now see with your own eyes that the Scythe is far superior to the String Trimmer, and there is something of a Renaissance being seen as more and more people again take up the Scythe to tend their small allotments. This is a good thing, but it also makes me think of all that was lost in the Years Before.
@threeriversforge1997 really is amazing when you out it into perspective. How many of these strimmers are likely to last a season too? Especially since most people have forgotten how to maintain things!
I hope that all this excellent information of yours isn't wasted on RUclips comments. Lovely informative prose! I'd love to have you writing scripts to future videos!
All the best
@@MilesCooperUK Thank you for the kind words. I don't know that you need my help considering the fine cinema you're already producing, but should you have any need of someone to jot down a few words, I'd be glad to do what i can. 🙂
Your video reminded me of one I watched ages ago - ruclips.net/video/bK4AWtTV3h4/видео.html - talking about Ernest Wright scissors, once a hallmark of British history. The part that caught my attention happened just one minute into the short film when the narrator mentions how in 1970 there were 150 small shops in Sheffield making scissors... and now there are only 2. That's my lifetime! That's how quick things can be changed if the people don't carefully tend their garden to ensure a bountiful harvest year over year.
And as I noted in the comment section there, it's all a result of the people voting for and supporting one new law, regulation, and/or tax, after another. No body stopped to think about the long-term. And if you ask, they'll tell you it's somehow better for you because you can get cheaper product by importing the goods. Cheaper, but at what cost? How does one measure pride and heritage and tradition? Why is it somehow better for your society to employ foreigners in some far off land rather than your own people right down the street? In just Fifty Years, an entire industry was destroyed and thousands of people were put out of work. And we're supposed to believe the imported scissors are "more economical"?
Everyone talks about the straw that broke the camel's back, but never the million straws that came before.
Keep up the great work!
What is the price of that piece of land? Did you get it through inheritance?
I wish that was my land 😅
I was filming this for work, I imagine the land has been in the farmers family for generations.
At many times there would have been poor people on that landscape. Did they also have an ecological function?
Yep they would have built stone walls dug drainage ,cut and made hay ,managed woodland ,shorn sheep etc etc all ecological functions.
As well as supplying their own natural fertiliser I'm sure!
Wow
whats Edward Elgar got to do with poor soil?😊😊😊😊
He was English at least!
Oh my Go, I just cried a river. Can I come next summer to work with you for three weeks? No wage, just food and shelter. I have a farming background, so basic understanding would be provided. For the love of 🐂
You can find the gowbarrow farm online and get in contact with the farmers that way - I'm sure they would be delighted to have you!