95. From The Place Of Tides To New Farming Horizons: A Conversation With James Rebanks

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Fri, 27 June

95. From The Place Of Tides To New Farming Horizons: A Conversation With James Rebanks

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James Rebanks

Alex Langlands

Join James Rebanks, bestselling author of The Shepherd’s Life and English Pastoral, in conversation with Alex Langlands for a deeply moving and thought-provoking discussion on our relationship with the land, traditional farming practices, and the future of agriculture.

Rebanks’ latest book, The Place of Tides, is an immersive narrative documenting an ancient cultural tradition on Norway’s Vega archipelago, where one woman continues the centuries-old practice of harvesting eiderdown from wild ducks. What begins as a journey to a remote, windswept island becomes an extraordinary reflection on resilience, connection to place, and the lessons we can learn from the past.

Bringing these themes closer to home, Rebanks will also the changing landscape of British farming. From the decline of traditional practices to the urgent need for more sustainable ways of working the land, he offers both an elegy and a vision of hope for the future.

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