JAMES REBANKS
Racy Ghyll Farm, United Kingdom
The Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, in partnership with the Wethersfield Institute, invites you to join us for the second event of our online interview series Rooted: Cultivating a Green Philosophy.
Our esteemed guest for this session is James Rebanks, an acclaimed author and farmer renowned for his work on sustainable agriculture and rural life. Rebanks, the author of The Shepherd's Life and English Pastoral, brings a wealth of practical experience and deep understanding of the farming landscape.
In conversation with our host, Grace Olmstead, Rebanks will explored vital topics surrounding our connection to the land, the ethics of farming, and the importance of sustainable agricultural practices. He shared insights from his life as a farmer and author, discussing the crucial role of traditional farming methods and the need for harmony between modern agriculture and environmental stewardship.
This event delved into the significance of preserving rural traditions, the challenges and rewards of sustainable farming, and the broader implications for our relationship with the natural environment.
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About the Speakers
James Rebanks is a farmer based in the Lake District, where his family have lived and worked for over six hundred years. His No 1 bestselling debut, The Shepherd's Life, won the Lake District Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Wainwright and Ondaatje prizes, and has been translated into sixteen languages, and was described in the Independent as ‘an unforgettable book, one that raises important questions. It is also one of the most truthful descriptions of contemporary rural life that I have read.’ His second book, English Pastoral, was also a Top Ten bestseller and was named the Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year. Heralded as a 'masterpiece' by the New Statesman, it won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing and was named Fortnum and Mason Food Book of the Year; it was also shortlisted for the Orwell and Ondaatje prizes, and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio award.
Grace Olmstead is a journalist and author of Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We’ve Left Behind (Sentinel, 2021). Her writing, which focuses on farming, localism, and family, has been published in The American Conservative, The Week, The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Christianity Today, among others. A native of rural Idaho, she now lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband and three children.