On Your Farm January 9, 2005
Posted by Andy Roberts in : General , trackbackI woke up before 6.30 this morning in order to listen to BBC Radio 4. The special occasion was due to a feature all about ukcider’s own Chris King Turner on his farm in Shropshire.
The radio programme ‘On Your Farm’ is always well produced and often very evocative - this edition was no exception.
But you don’t have to wake early or feel you’ve missed out - you can listen on realaudio from the BBC’s “listen again” site
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/rams/onyourfarm.ram
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The description of the view from the farm, the peace and quiet, the sound of the apples rumbling along the feeder and the juice running out of the press all made me drool with envy!
Chris sounded very relaxed and confident realting his story but no doubt a fair amount of work went into making the programme.
And the reporter enjoyed the real cider so it was a great piece of
publicity for the cause as well as for the one farm. Well done!
The idea of planting elder trees seems odd but it makes sense when you think of the ease of picking. Elserflower is only at its best for a few days I think, and is often accompanied by brambles and thorns.
One thing I was a bit sceptical about was the 100 year old trees. I’m afraid the finding of an old penny doesn’t convince me that it was dropped in the same year it was minted, but I know how farmers enjoy these stories 
update:
Chris gives an account of the Radio 4 process in the ukcider googlegroup.
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