We head to Shropshire, where siblings Charlotte and Ben Hollins brought together 8000 strangers to buy their organic farm back from the jaws of big agriculture. They’ve gone on to prove a new community ownership model that recent research suggests could work better, not only for farmers but all of us too. Now they’re exploring how it can expand nationwide.

If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a farmer, but don’t know how to start a tractor, join Maryam & Matt on this journey to reconnect us to our land, food and farming.

Featuring: Charlotte Hollins, Ben Hollins, Sue Pritchard, 

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Reports referenced in the show:

http://www.uklanddirectory.org.uk/land-usage.asp 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/apr/17/who-owns-england-thousand-secret-landowners-author 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40544084/

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