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Wildflower turf delivers fair returns for food and nature

As the first farmer to grow and sell Wildflower Turf to customers nationwide, James Hewetson-Brown was excited about the prospect of growers being rewarded fairly for improving biodiversity on their farms

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Wildflower turf delivers fair returns for food and nature

草榴社区 are in the best place to deliver on biodiversity, with a focus on wildflower turf a recipe for success for Hampshire farmer, James Hewetson-Brown. Ashe Warren Farm, located a few miles west...

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