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Chris Skinner tells a story and shares the practicality of farmers.
Matthew Gudgin joins Chris on the lawn and they answer a curious question all about moles. Chris describes the antisocial qualities of the underground inhabitants, how they move and how they changed the course of history.
It's all go at High Ash Farm at the moment with all the mowing and it allows Chris to reflect on the impact of technology in farming. Growing up, he remembers the thirty-two men employed full time to do the tasks now completed by one man on a mower.
Chris takes Matthew to the highest point at High Ash Farm to share the site where he unearthed something that's now exhibited in the Natural History Museum.
Before answering listener questions, the pair enjoy the row of rowans and the berries on display.
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