http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog A blog and podcasts about life in the Yorkshire Dales uplands. Highlighting the vital role hill farming communities play in many areas of our lives. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:47:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are more than 60 Hill, Mountain and Downland sheep breeds which annually produce in the region of 37,000,000 kilos of fleece wool. http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/11/05/did-you-know-2/ Farming is vital in the battle against global warming. Every 100 hectares of crops soaks up between 30 and 60 tonnes of carbon a year. http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/27/did-you-know/ Whether we like it or not change is coming to the way we buy food. Prices for foreign produced organic feed is already driving up the price of UK organic pork and poultry. Asian countries are getting richer and eating more meat and competing with the west for food traded ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/23/can-you-buy-local/ To celebrate the huge variety of chutney the Tempest Arms at Elslack will be holding their first chutney festival on November 1st. They are amazed and encouraged by the number of entries and also by the fact that entries are coming from a diverse set of chutney makers from young ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/22/tempest-chutney-festival/ For those who don't know, here's a description of the Dales uplands. Nestling beneath the windswept moors, the dales are an essential part of the character of the National Park. Most farming is traditional cattle and sheep rearing with a few dairy farms. Many of the farms have rights to graze sheep ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/22/the-dales-uplands/ Food and Farming for REAL, the champion of Uplands farming, has handed over a cheque for more than £2,000 to the ARC-Addington Fund, a national charity that supports hard-hit farming families. The cash was raised through a number of fund-raising activities surrounding this year’s Kilnsey Show, where the REAL village proved ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/13/farming-champion-boosts-farming-charity/ The latest episode of the REAL Food and Farming podcast features an interview with the Duke of Devonshire at this years Kilnsey Show, a visit to the children's area to meet Ian Longstaff and chef Andrew Wood and an insight into the work of the ARC Addington fund. Our apologies if ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/07/episode-2-of-the-podcast-kilnsey-show/ Despite the dismal wet weather and the acres of muddy field, the Kilnsey show and the Food and Farming for REAL event were a huge success. The Duke of Devonshire opened the show and was good enough to offer his comments and support once again to the REAL campaign. Here's a little ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/30/duke-of-devonshire-on-real/ We've just completed episode 1 of our podcast series in which we introduce the series. We find out about the Kilnsey show, talk to Mike Keeble about the state of upland farming, visit a farmers market and meet Timmy the trout.... You can listen to the podcast by clicking the play ... http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/16/episode-1-of-the-podcast-series/ In one of our visits to Julia Marley at Bendgate, we were given a fine demonstration of cooking a rib roast and were lucky enough to be able to sample it afterwards! Here's a video from our new podcast series. Download Julia Marley cooks a rib roast http://www.foodandfarming4real.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/16/perfect-local-roast-beef/