Our Isles is a project founded by Angus D. Birditt & Lilly Hedley that
explores and celebrates the lives and landscape of the British countryside.
Our Isles is a project founded by Angus D. Birditt & Lilly Hedley that
explores and celebrates the lives and landscape of the British countryside.
Our Isles is a project founded by Angus D. Birditt & Lilly Hedley that
explores and celebrates the lives and landscape of the British countryside.
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Our Isles is a project celebrating and preserving the rural life of the British Isles, exploring its food & drink, landscape, nature, art, craft, heritage and community.
Our Isles is a project celebrating and preserving the rural life of the British Isles, exploring its food & drink, landscape, nature, art, craft, heritage and community.
Our Isles is a project celebrating and preserving the rural life of the British Isles, exploring its food & drink, landscape, nature, art, craft, heritage and community.
A Sense of Food & Place
A Sense of Food & Place
The Making of Baron Bigod
Angus D. Birditt
Isles of Scilly
Discover Megan Gallacher, a photographer from Norfolk, who contributes her photography collection called 'En Noer' to Stories within Our Isles evoking the life and culture on the Isles of Scilly.
Kingston upon Hull
Explore Studio Kettle's designs in their contribution to Stories within Our Isles that promotes a deeper attachment to our belongings.
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Seven Sisters
Shropshire
Angus D. Birditt visits Appleby's cheesemakers to see how they make their award-winning Cheshire.
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Suffolk
Explore the article by Tanmay Saxena, designer & filmmaker, who designs sustainable, handmade clothes. 'Darker than' is Tanmay's collection of handmade clothes inspired by his response to the changing landscape and light of Seven Sisters in East Sussex.
Jess Wheeler, designer and ceramist, on where in the British Isles she gets the inspiration.
Powys
Lottie Hampson series entitled 'Still Here' traces her family history to the River Usk in Wales.
Peak District
Explore Joe Winstanley's Skai, a series of prints inspired by the landscape of the Peak District.
Cumbria
Explore Grania Howard's series of photography called Cob Culture. Taken during her travels across the British Isles, Grania captures the unique connection between travellers and their horses.
Powys
Honest agriculture
From his journey within the Dee Valley, Jac Williams ventures across fields and farms talking to and capturing the lives of Welsh farmers.
We often marvel at it's appearance, live and breathe on it, make homes and feed from it. But do we truly understand the lie of the land? The following words extracted from longer poems and accompanying photography attempt to capture the immense beauty, fragility and mysteriousness of our Isles.
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The South East:
A Regenerative Movement
A collaboration between Our Isles & Pasture for Life (PfL)
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Pasture for Life (PfL) champions the restorative power of grazing animals on pasture, certifying 100% pasture-fed produce produced to the high levels of agriculture.
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Our Isles x PfL
An article and photography series highlighting the Pasture for Life Certified farmers, Fidelity Weston in the South East, farming a small herd of Hereford cattle and sheep.
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Our Isles x PfL
Read the following piece which shares the Pasture for Life Certified farm, Deersbrook Farm in Essex. Anna & Phil Blumfield run the farm, alongside their successful farm shop.
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Our Isles x PfL
An article and photography collection sharing the work of Pasture for Life Certified farmers, Penny and Nigel Franklin at Brightleigh Farm where they sell their 'Black Baldy Beef'.
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Our Isles x PfL
The following article sheds light on the Fuller family at 'Halliloo Longhorns', a Pasture for Life Certified farm that graze their lovely herd of Longhorns high in the Surrey Hills.
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Our Isles x PfL
Read the interview with Sam Newington, an organic and Pasture for Life Certified farmer, who highlights his use of regenerative farming methods on his farms in East Sussex.
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Our Isles x PfL
The following article narrates the work of Pasture for Life Certified farmer Olly Martin who runs Danefold Farms, where he grazes his rare breed species of White Park cattle.
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Our Isles x PfL
Read the interview with Pasture for Life Certified farm, Hampton Estate Farms, run by Bill and Bridget Biddel. The interview is with Will Godwin, the farm's estate manager.
Our Isles x PfL
The following interview and photography collection highlights the couple using 'Pasture For Life' meat at their award-winning restaurant, Kinneuchar Inn in Fife.