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Wendell Berry reads part of Welsh poet RS Thomas' poem "Lore" #wendellberry #rsthomas #ellamcsweeney #farming #poetry #poems #wales

Wendell Berry reads RS Thomas

Wendell Berry reads his poem "The Peace of Wild Things" while sitting in his house in Henry County, Kentucky. Recorded as part of BBC Radio 4 doc on Berry for The Food Programe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b066tk2c #wendellberry #kentucky #poetry #poems #farming #food #ellamcsweeney #bbc #bbcradio4 #fooodprogramme

THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS, read by Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry has been described as 'An American Hero' but his work and teaching have inspired and influenced leaders, writers and campaigners around the world. Ella McSweeney had no hesitation in choosing him as her 'Food Hero' and travels to meet him at his farm in Kentucky. She explains why his work affected her so profoundly, even thousands of miles away in Ireland. As a leading and respected farmer, writer, campaigner, philosopher and poet, he wrote that "Eating is an agricultural act" yet argues we have become disconnected from the land by the industrialisation of the food chain, that the growth of agribusiness has driven many small farms out of business with a loss of their 'moral fibre and wisdom' and is destroying rural communities. He argues we must acknowledge the impact of agriculture to society. Yet despite his widespread influence he lives at a different pace to the majority - using horses to work the land and refusing to get a computer. For those unfamiliar with his work Ella will explain just how significant he's been on politicians and game-changers and, for those who know him already, a chance to hear his thoughts on how to feed ourselves without destroying the land and plant we have. Ella also visits the city of Louisville to see how people are putting his thoughts into action in projects that provide access to fresh food and but also unite communities otherwise divided. Presented by Ella McSweeney Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock. #bbc #bbcradio4 #ellamcsweeney #wendellberry #farming #food #louisville #america #foodpolitics #foodpolicy #kentucky

BBC Food Programme - Ella meets Wendell

sound of weanling sale at ballina mart, co. mayo

Ballina Mart

Ella hears from the Irish who are involved in the food business in New York - Pat Coleman who runs Food Ireland near the Bronnx. #rtecountrywide #rteradio1 #rte #radio #newyork #irishfood #ireland #irish #farming #food #butter #foodireland #ellamcsweeney #damienoreilly

Irish food in New York

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The new Irish Pig Society - farmer Toby Couchman explains on RTE's Countrywide

Ella meets dairy farmer & cheese producer Keeley Mc Garr of Keeley's Cheese Company in New York (www.keeleyscheeseco.com) and hears how Ireland inspired her, and how @cornell university is helping her develop her products. (For RTE Radio 1's Countrywide)

Irish-inspired cheese in New York

With rising levels of obesity in Ireland, particularly among younger people, should a fast food restaurant be allowed to be built beside a school? That's the question that residents of Navan are facing with the news that a fast food outlet has been given planning permission beside a secondary and primary school in the town, despite objections by both schools and the HSE, among others. The principal of St Joseph's school has now appealed to An Bord Pleanala. The development will bring with it 40 jobs and there are people who support it. Ella McSweeney travelled to Navan to hear from all sides… RTE Radio 1's Countrywide #rte #rteradio #radio #obesity #schools #fastfood

Should a fast food restaurant be allowed to be built beside a school?

Charles Smith set up 'Farmers to Market' - a collective of 12 commercial free-range chicken farmers in Monaghan and Cavan. But in

Free-range chicken farmer Charles Smith on cheap food

Kildare farmer Paul Brophy is a commercial broccoli grower. Here he shows Ella McSweeney how his broccoli is grown, harvested and packaged, and explains why the future of vegetable growing in Ireland is about scale.

"We're a rare breed" Kildare broccoli farmer Paul Brophy

19th century (anon) Irish poem that references fraughans, as read by Ed Hick

Fraughan Sunday - Irish poem

Report for BBC Farming Today with contributions from Teagasc head, Prof Gerry Boyle, and Roscommon farmer Brian Costello #bbcradio4 #farmingtoday #bbcradio #bbc #ellamcsweeney #farming #food #dairy #cows #milk #farm #uk #ireland #roscommon #land #teagasc #farmers #milkquotas #capreform #cap

Irish dairy expansion post 2015 - achievable & realistic?

Presented by Ella McSweeney. By 2050 the population of the world is expected to grow to over 9 billion and proponents of "vertical farming" believe growing food in cities would use less land and resources than traditional outdoor methods, reduce transport costs and fossil-fuel emissions. As vertical farms start to spring up in Sweden, Vancouver and the Netherlands, Ella McSweeney investigates whether they could provide a cost-effective solution that will increase yields or if it is just another example of head in the clouds utopian thinking. Prod: Clare Walker. #bbcradio4 #bbc #farming #food #verticalfarming #manchester #netherlands #cornell #columbia #newyork #bbcradio #ellamcsweeney

BBC Radio 4 documentary on Vertical Farming

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