Extraordinary biodiversity results from “rewilding” an economically-marginal English farm.
Only recently understood: the key role of large herbivores in creating savannah (rather than continuous forest).

@stewartbrand,@PatchouliW
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Wow!
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Replying to @_awbery_
Reachable as a day trip from London :) Not sure how interesting it would be for a casual visit, though. Point about cows eating leaves as well as grass was interesting. Maybe that’s what makes Slanker’s better than other grass-fed beef? Savannah rather than plain pasture.
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Guernsey cows (in Guernsey) produce far higher beta-carotene and omega oils than plain grass-fed (and butter is naturally a pleasing yellow). Another example of the true complexity of food. Eggs isn't eggs isn't eggs (and microbiome and physiological response isn't...)
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Oh yeah sorry it's because of the herbs that they eat. That was the relevance!
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I have had butter and cream from Jersey that is dark yellow and tastes deeply good, like a cow pat. I wonder if the same (herb eating) applies there too?
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Not to mention Jenny’s eggs. (From Chickens that run freely in Welsh woods.)
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