
Pastoral Song
12min
Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey is the autobiographical story of James Rebanks’ life. Coming from a farming family, and growing up in close contact with nature, Rebanks is able to really appreciate the Earth’s bounty and beauty, and acknowledges the constant toil involved in working the land. While fondly remembering his childhood days, Rebanks proposes his own hypothetical vision of a better, and perhaps somewhat utopian future, in which humans can make the best of what nature offers, at its own pace and in its own rhythms. Working the land is still hugely challenging, but looking to the future, while celebrating our close bond with nature, could help to put humans back at the heart of farming.
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