In the second episode of our 2026 summer series, Farmerama hears from Sheila Das, Head of Gardens and Parks at the National Trust. She reflects on regenerative agriculture’s influence on gardening, argues for less combative language (rejecting terms like “maintenance” and “ornamental”), and more focus on soil, roots, process, and seeing weeds as signals in living systems.
Josiah Meldrum of Hodmedod introduces their forthcoming cookbook Whole Food (DK), framed as both recipes and a “recipe” for food-system change by “eating the rotation,” reviving stigmatized dishes like gruel and pottage, and valuing diverse UK arable crops and bi-cropping. You can pre-order Whole Food here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/hodmedods
Anand Ethirajalu of Conscious Planet outlines Cauvery Calling’s agroforestry-led plan (2.42 billion trees; 140 million planted), organic nurseries, and Save Soil’s farmer training (50,000 trained; one-third transitioned), emphasising farm accounting and net profit.
Finally, baker and historian Chloe-Rose Crabtree of SOURCED Journeys discusses “Sugar season,” linking sugar’s technical uses to histories of slavery and ongoing exploitation, questioning ethical sourcing, exploring unrefined sugars like piloncillo/panela. Read or pitch to SOURCED here: https://www.sourcedjourneys.com/blog
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