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Essex farmer hopes rewilding will boost ecosystem (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A farmer has said rewilding her land is a key way to look after nature and "give life back to the soil".

Alex Stevenson owns Jordan's Farm in Wakes Colne near Colchester, Essex, and hoped that rewilding 25 acres land at her farm would help the ecosystem to thrive.

The process of rewilding aims to let nature take care of itself and repair damaged ecosystems naturally.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The article doesn't mention anything about subsidies, but you might be right, who knows? Either way if it achieves the same outcome that's not a bad thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I just mean there's no way a farmer would leave a part of their land to rewilding if there was no financial incentive

I know lots of farmers and every one is so tight they squeak when they walk, but all drive new Range Rovers 🤔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

My only point of reference for a British farmer is Jeremy Clarkson, so that checks out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Take 25 acres of land that is really shitty. Those acres that generally cost more to try to farm than it returns in profit. The acres they haven't truly farmed in 20 years

Plant a few native species that can survive there. Remove some invasives. Market it like hell to generate higher profits on the rest of your farm.

It's all marketing.