Farms Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Farms Archives - Positive News 32 32 How species spotting took hold of a rural community https://www.positive.news/society/how-species-spotting-took-hold-rural-community/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:54:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566799 A village in north Somerset has got passionate about rare species spotting, thanks to the efforts of Yeo Valley Organic

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]]> A field of wheat becomes the world’s largest living photograph https://www.positive.news/environment/a-field-of-wheat-becomes-the-worlds-largest-living-photograph/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565103 Farming Photographs will see a field divided into ‘pixels’ of different wheats to grow a photographic-style artwork

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]]> Get on my land! The farmers opening up their patches for nature connection https://www.positive.news/society/get-on-my-land-the-farmers-opening-up-their-patches-for-nature-connection/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:16:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=500878 From storytelling and saunas to art and theatre, a new generation of UK farmers are encouraging people to connect with nature on their land

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]]> Spotlight on soil: farming returns to its roots https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/spotlight-on-soil-farming-returns-to-its-roots/ Fri, 22 May 2020 11:04:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=326345 Agriculture typically accounts for 10 per cent of the UK’s emissions. But some farmers are taking a radical new approach – one that boosts biodiversity, captures carbon and improves animal welfare

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]]> Farms of the future: the chicken farm run by a vegetarian https://www.positive.news/environment/farms-of-the-future-the-chicken-farm-run-by-a-vegetarian/ Thu, 21 May 2020 12:22:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=326252 Chicken farming has an appalling reputation but can it ever be done ethically? This vegetarian farmer is hoping to prove it can be

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