By Tony Matthews. There are two beautiful river valleys in Carmarthenshire, South West Wales, the Gwendraeth Fawr and the Gwendraeth Fach, separated by the Carboniferous Limestone ridge which surfaces all around the South Wales coalfield. The two rivers join by Kidwelly castle then flow into Carmarthen bay. Ty`r Eithin farm, 80 acres in all, looks…Continue reading Ty`r Eithin: An Essay in Common Land and Sustainable Communities
Searching for Land
My partner and I are looking for a small farm!…Continue reading Searching for Land
Ballspond Farm, Kings Langley sells for £2.7mn!
The BDLT supported a fledgling community land trust, Kings Langley CBS, with a tender bid for an ex Herts. CC farm, Ballspond Farm at Kings Langley, so that the BDLT could secure 23 acres of farm land. The bid was unsuccessful, though the community support was tremendous. The bid highlighted the potential market for local…Continue reading Ballspond Farm, Kings Langley sells for £2.7mn!
Building Alliances
There is a tendency, in any circle of people, for the construct of an ‘us’ and ‘them’ delineation. Playground squabbles, family factions and wars are based on this construct. In agricultural groups, these lines may be drawn between biodynamic and organic practitioners, use of hybrid seeds or open pollinated varieties, hand milkers or machine milkers, conventional or unconventional. The list goes on, yet the pattern is the same….Continue reading Building Alliances
