i planted it across three plots on an allotment site 18 years ago now. They were covered in ten foot brambles, but i hacked my way through them like the prince in sleeping beauty. It's quite amazing how the ecosystem has changed since i i did that. We've seen yellow ants come in, i don't know where from, but have built these astonishing ant hills everywhere. And at this time of year, with the flow ours um in in bloom beneath the trees, the apples forming, the cherries ripening, uh, it it is one of the most beautiful places you could visit.
George Monbiot is a journalist, campaigner and author, who is telling the world that the time for action on the climate crisis is now. His latest book, Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet, looks at how we can lessen the impact of food consumption and farming on the global environment. Our host for this discussion is Alice Thomson, columnist and interviewer for The Times.
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