Farmwatch

Real-life farm to fork stories from across the country, celebrating the people and communities behind our food.

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Farm to Fork
Beetroot: From greenhouse to kitchen in two miles
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm beetroot is grown and cooked locally the same day.
02 Jul 2026,3 mins
Farm to Fork
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Real-life farm to fork stories celebrating the people behind the food on our tables.
01 Jul 2026,1 min
Somerset
Does the dry summer mean a shortage of pumpkins?
Mike Churches takes the BBC’s Andy Bennett around his pumpkin farm near Glastonbury.
03 Sep 2025,3 mins
Somerset
Keeping farmers healthy while they sell at market
BBC’s Vernon Harwood speaks to farmers and health professionals at a livestock market.
02 Sep 2025,3 mins
Somerset
Cows thought to be extinct living in Somerset
BBC Radio Somerset's Vernon Harwood has been to see the only Albion cattle in the county.
07 Aug 2025,3 mins
Newcastle
Remote farming families finally get mains electric
Families in Upper Coquetdale, Northumberland, have been connected to mains electricity.
29 Aug 2025,2 mins
Newcastle
The college that trains our future farmers
BBC Radio Newcastle's Matt Bailey broadcasts from Northumberland College's working farm.
07 Aug 2025,2 mins
Newcastle
'It's a lot of pressure, let's not hide it'
Collette Howe uncovers the mental health struggles affecting Northumberland's farmers.
06 Aug 2025,4 mins
Newcastle
How modern change is impacting Northumberland farm
Simon Bainbridge talks about the affects of climate change, bureaucracy and more.
05 Aug 2025,4 mins
Newcastle
The honey farm fighting a parasitic threat
Chain Bridge Honey Farm is one of the many honey farms facing the threat of varroa.
05 Aug 2025,3 mins
Solent
Garlic farming on the Isle of Wight
Growing underground in the sunniest place in the UK.
28 Aug 2025,4 mins
Solent
Sunflowers the size of dinner plates
At a farm on Hayling Island, the sunflowers come in all shapes and sizes.
07 Aug 2025,4 mins
Solent
Martin Clunes: 'For now I'm just a farmer'
Martin Clunes has been at his Dorset farm for 15 years.
06 Aug 2025,4 mins
Solent
From udder to vending machine
How one local dairy farm has diversified into ice cream making and selling direct.
04 Aug 2025,4 mins
Solent
Counting the cost of crop circles
A spider-shaped crop circle in Cerne Abbas is the latest to be investigated.
16 Jul 2025,5 mins
Hereford & Worcester
Is the Great British hop crop under threat?
Growers in the country's hop capital say yields for the perennial are falling.
20 Aug 2025,5 mins
Hereford & Worcester
Are Christmas tree crops affected by the dry weather?
A Worcestershire grower says he's hoping for a wet autumn for his traditional pine trees.
18 Aug 2025,1 min
Hereford & Worcester
2025: A bad crop for broccoli?
Farmers in Herefordshire are warning yields are down by more than half.
18 Aug 2025,3 mins
Hereford & Worcester
In depth: How does a fruit farm work?
Bal Padda has grown his farm from one field in 1996 to 130 acres in 2025.
07 Aug 2025,7 mins
Hereford & Worcester
Dairy Tech: How ‘Meryl Sweep’ keeps the herd fed
Discover how modern farmers track their livestock, straight from their smartphones.
07 Aug 2025,2 mins
Hereford & Worcester
Arson attack 'makes us scared to leave our farm'
Rob Charles says the fire has had a lasting impact on his young children.
07 Aug 2025,3 mins
Hereford & Worcester
‘School didn’t work for us, but farming does’
Julia Evans’ farm in Worcestershire boasts Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington as its patron.
07 Aug 2025,6 mins
Hereford & Worcester
'I took over the family farm aged 17'
Jo took the reins after her father died. In the years since, her brother also passed away.
07 Aug 2025,6 mins
Hereford & Worcester
How fresh can your milk get?
At one farm in Worcestershire, milk only takes five hours to get from cow to milkshake.
07 Aug 2025,5 mins
Hereford & Worcester
'Making jumpers from my own wool'
From sheep to shawl: Kerry Hendry is cutting her clothes' air miles to single figures.
05 Aug 2025,4 mins
Lincolnshire
We farm it, we produce it, we sell it
From farm to fork, pig farmer Terry Tomlinson says running Redhill Farm is a lifestyle.
01 Aug 2025,5 mins
Lincolnshire
Young Langworth farmer saves family farm
After a family tragedy, young farmer Bethany Sharpe stepped in to take over family farm.
30 Jul 2025,3 mins
Lincolnshire
Pylon plan through organic farm
There are claims a plan to run pylons through a farm will destroy livelihoods.
11 Jul 2025,2 mins
Cornwall
The farm on the Roseland which 'gives chances'
The care farm is helping people to benefit from working outdoors. Photo: Chaos Group
08 Aug 2025,19 mins
Cornwall
Diversifying: From cakes to milkshakes
BBC Radio Cornwall’s James Churchfield has been learning more about farm diversification.
08 Aug 2025,3 mins