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It's our way of keeping you up-to-date with all the latest news and views from the mill and the glorious British countryside.
Rural personality: The Bee Keeper
Posted on Wednesday 9 May 2012
An interest in green living inspired Nicky Smith, a working mum of two, to become a beekeeper. She now has two hives in her Oxfordshire garden and has launched an Adopt a Beehive Scheme to help British honeybees.
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The British Apple Champion
Posted on Wednesday 8 February 2012
When Clippy McKenna realised that traditional British apple varieties were gradually dying out, she knew she had to do something fast. So in 2008 she launched Clippys, an award-winning preserve company that uses only British apples in their recipes.
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How wild plants hold the key to our future
Posted on Tuesday 31 January 2012
Dr Ray Woods is Lower Plant and Fungi Conservation Officer for Plantlife Cymru. He is one of the few experts in lichen and fungi in Britain, and believes that wild plants and their recently discovered fungus partners are vital to the future of humankind.
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THE HEDGEHOG CHAMPION
Posted on Friday 18 November 2011
This autumn, Jordans Cereals challenged Britain’s garden owners to turn 10% of their land into wildlife havens. So when we heard about Hedgehog Street, a campaign to make your neighbourhood more hedgehog-friendly, we wanted to know more.
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Imogen Checketts - The Wildlife Gardener
Posted on Wednesday 5 October 2011
Imogen Checketts, Head Gardener at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Norfolk. Pensthorpe is owned by Bill Jordan, founder of Jordans Cereals. “I’ve been in charge of the gardens at Pensthorpe for the last four years, and for most of that time have been the sole gardener in our three gardens and...
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