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Tim Deane's Nature Notes is a collection of articles that appeared in The Organic Grower magazine between 2009 and 2021. The notes are reflections of a life on the land, that of an organic vegetable grower and farmer intimately connected to the soil and working with the living ecological systems and cycles that sustain its productivity. They are both light-hearted and informative and although Tim makes no claims to being a 'proper naturalist', these notes provide a unique window into the nature of a small Devon farm on the fringes of Dartmoor, its fellow inhabitants and passing visitors. It is that empathy, observation, and attention to detail which made Tim such an accomplished grower; a true pioneer of the organic growing movement. Whether you have a garden or farm, or simply care about the environment in which we live, this book will provide a new perspective on the natural world around us.
Contents
Foreword by Phil Sumption; Introduction; 1. Bees, birds, cats and clover; 2. Timing is all; 3. The Holly bears the crown; 4. 'There's a flower that shall be mine ; 5. Confusion, clarity, obscurity; 6. The Hornet Drum; 7. Pheasants, predators and penguins; 8. Water, weeds and consciousness; 9. Soil associations; 10. Chicory blues; 11. What's in a field name?; 12. The Merry Month; 13. Eating disorders; 14. "Pray you, tread softly; 15. Almost a vegetable; 16. Bird business; 17. The swallows' summer; 18. The night; 19. Land and water; 20. Life chances; 21. Spiders, from Mars?; 22. Where are the birds?; 23. Light; 24. Two onion kind; 25. Some hardcore natural history; 26. B is for beaver?; 27. Animal spirits; 28. Summer skies; 29. Mind that tree; 30. Hip, hip . .; 31. A sense of purpose; 32. Invasive plants; 33. An elegant sedge; 34. Cabbage Whites; 35. Leeks, from salt to silt; 36. The opposite wood; 37. Water's ways; 38. A bit about ivy; 39. Stones; 40. The turtle's voice; 41. Nuts!; 42. Winged life; 43. Small lens - big world; 44. Whaterver next?; 45. Seed sense; 46. Plant life; 47. While hedging; 48. Dandelions; 49. Adam/Had 'em; 50. Survivors; Epilogue: Two valleys and a farm; About the author;