Go Whole Hog – And Raise Your Very Own Herd of Pigs
As I cradle the squealing, newborn bundle in my arms, it’s hard to tell who’s screaming more — me or the baby. But this little baby ain’t no human: it’s a four-week-old, black and white mottled piglet, and, with her wrapped in my arms, we must look like a farm version of Pieta, or ‘Madonna … Read more
The Honeybee: Vanishing Faster Than You Think
Imagine a future where the only thing you could buy in McDonald’s was a piece of bread. If it sounds too ridiculous to be true, then you don’t know much about the plight of the honeybee. If they keep dying at their current rate, Britain will lose a third of all the food we normally … Read more
Where The Wild Things Are
[published by the Press Association, March 2010] It’s a bright, sunny March day in Scotland and I’m standing at the edge of the sea, wearing nothing but a bathing suit and swimming cap, clutching an inflatable plastic daffodil. The water might be sparkling in the sunlight, its gentle waves lapping at the shore, but for … Read more
