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Good Evans: 'People can't eat trees and wildflower meadows'

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Good Evans: 'People can't eat trees and wildflower meadows'

This month, Roger Evans discusses his fascination with the stories behind old farming pictures, how farmers are no longer recognised for the work they do in producing food, and why romance certainly isn't dead in the countryside.

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