English Pastoral: An Inheritance - James Rebanks

Our first Book Club meeting was most enjoyable with our discussion covering quite a bit of ground! Our book English Pastoral by James Rebanks traces three generations of his family on a small farm in the Lake District and explains the changes that have happened within agriculture during that period and how we find ourselves where we currently are. In the words of one of our contributors it is a book 'full of heart' and well worth a read if you haven't yet come across it. Our discussion of the book finished with us making a start on collating a list of local suppliers who we felt able to recommend to others and whose use might help to reduce our food miles, whilst supporting local businesses (including local agriculture) and supporting farming practices that may damage the environment somewhat less.