Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur, and welcome to one of the most beautiful corners of britain, the hill country of the north west of england, known as the Lake District. This landscape is beautiful, but its not wild. Its been shaped by generations of shepherds and stockmen. Now my guest today is James Rebanks. His family have farmed this land for more than 600 years. Hes notjust a shepherd. Hes also an internationally renowned writer and campaigner for a more sustainable, more responsible kind offarming. But are his ideas compatible with putting affordable food on all of our tables . Come here, bess. Bess, come here. Come bye, come bye. James whistles and clicks come bye, come bye. Music the Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan williams away. James, what does being a shepherd mean to you . Well, at its simplest, it means you look after sheep, of course. But, er. Being a shepherd to me means a very particular thing. It means being part of this Lake District h
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