In March 2021,British Life Photographer of the Year Amy Bateman embarked on a journey to record the stories of forty farms in Cumbria.
From the Herdwick-grazed Lake District commons to the big-sky Solway marshes; from isolated farmsteads unchanged in generations to businesses at the cutting-edge of innovation; from world-class sheep breeders to award-winning cheese-makers,Forty Farms is a visual record of farming at a period of profound change.
Over the course of a year,Amy conducted frank conversations about the financial challenge of farming in post-Brexit Britain; the tightrope balance of producing quality food in nature-rich landscapes; and the highs and lows of working in an area internationally famed for its beauty.
With contributions from,among others,best-selling author James Rebanks,L'Enclume's Simon Rogan,veteran damson-grower Hartley Trotter and'king of the Herdwicks'Anthony Hartley,Forty Farms offers a unique insight into the hopes,fears and everyday lives of 40 extraordinary farmers.
Publisher: Jake Island LtdISBN: 9781915513014
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