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"We have been observing cattle and hens (and sheep, pigs, wild birds, mosses, lichens, trees etc) for more than 50 years, and have produced one book and two short films, in order to be able to share some of our observations." 

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The Calf's World

"The Calf's World - DVD" gives a glimpse of the everyday lives of cows and calves something most people never see.

This unique film, the second from Kite's Nest Farm (See The Secret Life of the Farm) gives a privileged view of the secret life of calves, something most people never see. Living in family groups with several generations together, these calves and their families are free to roam over unspoiled pastures with an immense diversity of plants and grasses, allowing them to develop their natural behaviour in a commercially viable farm situation. (Review from the publisher, The Good Life Press)
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Sales of this DVD will raise funds to help the campaign to stop live calf exports, run by the charity, "Compassion in World Farming" http://www.ciwf.org.uk

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The Secret life of Cows

"The Secret Life of Cows - BOOK"  is a compendium of true anecdotes which was reviewed recently (January 4th 2007) in The London Review of Books by Alan Bennett

The Secret Life of Cows, received ecstatic reviews worldwide and is accepted as a leading text on animal sentience.  

Cows can love, play games and form strong life-long friendships. They can sulk, hold grudges, they have preferences and can be vain. All these characteristics and more have been charted by Rosamund Young based on her experiences looking after the family farms´ herd at Kite´s Nest farm, a farm long regarded as a trailblazer of the organic movement. 
A book providing a fascinating insight into bovine behaviour including self-medication, family and herd relationships, communication, grieving and playing and makes for a highly readable and poignant study littered with anecdotes that will make the reader laugh, wonder and reflect. Certainly it will make you look at the domestic cow in a different light. NOW IN PAPERBACK!!  (Review from the publisher, The Good Life Press)
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The Farm

"The Secret Life of the Farm - DVD" is the The Secret Life of Cow's visual counterpart. 

The Young´s farm organically and have, wherever possible, let nature come first with both their attitude to livestock and their immediate environment. As a result their farm is host to rare flowers, ancient woodland, pure running streams and wildlife which live happily side-by side with the cattle. This film, shot over a 5 year period by Rosamund, shows us impromptu and random insights into how the farm animals behave. It shows them making choices and expressing preferences, at play and at rest. All this is seen against a backdrop of a farm where the ethos is as much for care of the land as it is for care of the animals. (Review from the publisher, The Good Life Press)
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First Buy a Field

"First Buy a Field - BOOK" - NEW
First Buy a Field is The Realist's Guide to Self-Sufficiency

The Realist's Guide to Self-Sufficiency before you can make your first recipe from home grown ingredients you will need to buy a field. As though passing her knowledge and wisdom, as well as her personal beliefs down through the generations, Rosamund Young has brought together a lyrical narrative charting the long, hard and realistic journey towards self-sufficiency, making this a delicious collection of anecdotes, country knowledge and recipes as well as plenty of her own thoughts, all told beautifully and lovingly by one of the UK's most passionate advocates of the self-sufficient, organic lifestyle.  Rosamund, together with her mother and brother, farms Kite's Nest Farm in Worcestershire. They are widely acknowledged as being at the forefront of the organic movement. Kite's Nest has been described as one of the most self-sufficient farms in the country and has provided inspiration to many including Prince Charles who used it as a source when he established his own farm at Highgrove. (Review from the publisher, The Good Life Press) 
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