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Somerset farmer revives wildflower pastures to improve cheddar
Original: ‘You can taste the land’: the Somerset farmer bringing wildflowers back to cheddar By Helena Horton Tom Calver has sacri
Tom Calver, a Somerset farmer, has reduced his cows' milk yields by feeding them a varied diet of plants, including wildflowers, believing it produces better cheddar and richer farmland. Profiled by the Guardian's Helena Horton, he says you can 'taste the land' in the cheese, framing the shift as a win for both flavour and biodiversity.
Why now: The story is being shared as an appealing example of sustainable, biodiversity-friendly farming that also improves a beloved product.
Tom CalverSomersetCheddarThe GuardianHelena Horton
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- ‘You can taste the land’: the Somerset farmer bringing wildflowers back to cheddar By Helena Horton Tom Calver has sacrificed milk yields to give his cows a more varied diet of plants and believes the result is better cheese and richer farmland https://www.… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 1
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