Natural World - A Farm for the Future

This film makes me happy that I grew up on a very small family farm (designed to feed a family of four) and also make sme wish I could go back to living that way right now - alas, it will have to wait.

Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key. With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family's wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year's high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is. Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future.

Tags: farming, Nature, Environment, Natural World, A Farm for the Future, Rebecca Hosking, Devon, food production, wildlife friendly farming