Anne Stevenson wrote 'Still Life in Utah' - it's a poem that inspired Harriet to write poetry, and also offered us the name of our collaborative practice with its opening line: Somewhere nowhere in Utah ... In 2015 we met Anne and had the enormous privilege of sitting with her as she read this poem to us. Huge thanks to Anne for continuing to inspire us and so many others.

Anne Stevenson Reading Her Poem Still Life In Utah

Farmer Garry Schofield talks about his life as a farmer in Buckden, Wharfedale, the Yorkshire Dales. Interview by Harriet and Rob Fraser, 2016.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices From The Land: Garry Schofield, Heber Farm, Buckden

Martin talks about his 20 strong herd of native breed Hereford cattle. They don't make a lot of money but he likes their character. Even though it takes him couple of months to plan out how he is going to move them from one part of the farm to another. Interview by Harriet and Rob Fraser spring 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices from the Land: Martin Coates, Redshaw Farm , Widdale

Sarah talks about the importance of having good boundaries on the farm that she runs with her father Frank Capstick on the western edge of the Howgill fells. She describes what  how a wall is made and the satisfaction that she gets from walling. Interview by Harriet and Rob Fraser July 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices from the Land: Sarah Hoggarth, Birkhaw farm, near Sedbergh

Dairy farmer Jonathan Caygill discusses his views of food subsidies and how good milk is as a food product but how badly it is marketed. 
Interview by Anne Hinkley in Spring 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices from the Land: Jonathan Caygill, Manor House Farm, Rylstone

Thomas Iveson talks about Aygill Officer, the best swaledale tup he ever saw, and what it is that he looks for in a tup.
Interview by Andy Fagg, September 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices From The Land Thomas Iveson, Low Blackburn farm, Gayle, Hawes

Allen talks about giving up the milking side of his farm and going over to environmental stewardship schemes. He reckons that the schemes are vital to keep the hill farmers going.
Interview carried out by Harriet and Rob Fraser in July 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices from the Land: Allen Kirkbride, Townhead Farm, Askrigg

Richard talks about environmental schemes and how he uses his land to either grow his lambs or fatten his lambs. The difficult question for him is how to manage land that has been taken out of a scheme: improve it to feed stock better or leave it for the environment? He also talks about upland birds and how he marks a curlews nest.
Interview carried out by Harriet and Rob Fraser in September 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices from the Land: Richard Paul, Carr Farm, Arncliffe

Teenager Catherine Marston talks about the excitement of selling a swaledale tup for a good sum of money and how she wants to help give a voice to the farming community. She also describes some of the negative stereotypes that persist about farming among some people at her school. The voices of her father, Andrew, and mother, Rachel, can also be heard on the interview.
The interview was carried out by Harriet and Rob Fraser in July 2017.
This is a short extract from a much longer interview which is being held (both as an audio file and as a transcribed article) as part of the heritage collection and the Dales Countryside Museum at Hawes.

Voices from the Land: Catherine Marston, Easgill Head, Kirkby Stephen

Conwy Valley farmer Gareth Jones reads a poem in Welsh. The poem was written by Harriet and translated into Welsh with the help of Gareth and his wife Anne. The emergence of this short verse 'Popeth yn Gysylltiedig' (Everything is Connected), which found its final form only after translation, was one of the highlights of the six-month project in which we traced the River Conwy from source to see and collaborated with scientists form Lancaster, Bangor and Nottingham Universities as well as farmers and fishermen. [http://environmental-iot.com/]

Farmer Gareth Jones, Conwy Valley, a poem from the Environmental Internet of Things

At the end of May 2018, we were taken into a little-known and very, very ancient lime tree by South Downs National Park Countryside and Policy Manager Nick Heasman: here he is talking about this magnificent giant (with birdsong accompaniment).  More about the lime, and other noteable trees, in this blog: https://thelongview.today/2018/06/04/trees-south-downs-national-park/.

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