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14/12/2014

The rural news magazine for those who live and work in the Welsh countryside explores saving food from the bin and what a peat bog in Carmarthenshire can reveal about the past.

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Mon 15 Dec 2014 05:30

Food Waste, Boat Building and a Peat Bog

Food Waste, Boat Building and a Peat Bog

Food Waste - At a time of festive indulgence we look at the and doing their bit to help us save money, save the environment and reduce the amount of food that ends up being thrown away.

Anchors away - the boat-building industry has dwindled over the years, leaving only a handful of companies around the Welsh coast. Rachael Garside visits one family firm which is - Swallow Boats are building a boating dream in Cardigan.

Dung Beetles and farming - the releasing thousands of beetles onto farms in Wales and recording the way they break down manure to enrich the soil, potentially saving millions for ourindustry.

And exploring the bog on ......An unexpected depth of peat that contains thousands of years of evidence of climate change, plant and animal changes, how human activity has altered and even clues to volcanic activity in other parts of the world

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  • Sun 14 Dec 2014 07:00
  • Mon 15 Dec 2014 05:30

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