Rachel Francis
A thing about DUNG BEETLES
(Based on an event at ORFC22) Dung beetles promote soil health and fertility, support biodiversity and cut GHGs. They were imported in...
“The truth was he couldn’t imagine himself at all, not after the land was gone.”
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FEEDBACK for The Long Acre
Thank you for all your feedback. I'm so pleased that people have enjoyed reading The Long Acre. News about sequel here (You need to...
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Eva's Story
I'm currently writing a sequel to The Long Acre. This is a story within a story from early work on Book 2. A taster, but before it gets...
Rachel Francis
Halloween Special. Goats.
Marketing Tips #1 - Find a good hook. Me: Halloween? But how do I link that to goats? Anyway. Let me tell you about Terry, good friend...
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The Bow Top
The Bow Top or Vardo is a traditional nomadic home pulled by horse. Many skills grew up around the construction of the vardo... from the...
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The Flat Eight & Dr Green
This blog is an alternative to a traditional glossary, providing background to The Long Acre. Also in the pipeline: What's a bow top? How...
Rachel Francis
The Language of Horse
In the days when societies depended on horses for transport and the production of food, the ability to breed and train good horses was a...
Rachel Francis
Hill Sheep. Hill life.
“It’s another way of seeing things isn’t it? Like being a sheep on the other side of the fence."
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