The Sheep Show at Patterdale
Rural traditions thrive in a small corner of the Lake District
Culture
Over the Field.
Hadden Turner on agrarian philosophy, rural life, and the wisdom of the land.
Recent essays
30 of 48Tomorrow: Against the Machine Reading Group
Dear all,
Wendell Berry 1934-2026
The day I knew was coming has arrived with all its solemn finality.
Buried Deep in the Archives
Uncovering what is hidden
Tonight: Against the Machine - You Are Harvest
Dear all,
Reading Groups
Dear all,
The Pleasures of Eating Local Apples
Local heritage foods provide an extensive range of pleasures to those who eat them
Losing Efficiency by Pursuing Efficiency
The folly of pursuing lesser goods and the expense of greater ones
Against AI Detection Tools
Why I have disabled Pangram
Doing Bad by Doing "Good"
One of the surest ways to do something bad, is to try and do something good without thinking
Creation In the Hands of Our Children
The greatest need for the creation is for our children to love it
Eating Proper Cheese to Save the Land
Supporting good farming through eating good food
Wendell Berry's Short Stories, Old Churches, and More
Gleanings From the Field
Rural Industrialism
Localised industries may be just help the rural to thrive
Desire Comes First
The tech-free life is not enough to defeat the Machine
Nonconformist Gardening
Gardening for the good of creation is our noble privilege
Hobbled by Old Measures
Why bureaucrats love metric measures, and agrarians don't.
Humility and the Garden
The place where humanity's humility was lost is the place it can be regained
Four Years Ago
Helping me support you better
Crafting a Home for Nature
The crafts are a good and beautiful work that also provides a home for nature
Trying to do a Little Bit Better than Your Neighbours
On the importance of rural shows and competitions
Eating Slop; Consuming (AI) Slop
Our junk food diets have formed us into willing consumers of AI slop
When the Extractors Come to Town
An agrarian localist reflection
Updates and 'Against the Machine' Spring Schedule
Dear all,
The Fallacy of Energy Transitions
A sustainability reflection
Stories That Never Happen
No one tells stories of what happens to them on their screens
Enthralling Little Minds With Nature
How to encourage children to take up natural history hobbies
Gleanings From the Field
It has been a good start to the year.
There is Beauty Even Here
Beauty is present even in the most unexpected of places; it needs our protection.
Humility Against the Machine
Humility is the essential disposition in our battle against the Machine.