Carwyn Graves
@carwyngraves.bsky.social
Hanes #bwyd a'r dirwedd. #Welshfoodhistory. New book #Tir
All about Welsh #apples #afalau
Founding trustee of http://www.ceginybobl.co.uk
All about Welsh #apples #afalau
Founding trustee of http://www.ceginybobl.co.uk
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Carwyn Graves
@carwyngraves.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Experimental post!
Extract from my new book #Tir:
"On the one hand, this beautiful country of #Cymru has a landscape as intimately known, cherished and stewarded as any in the Western world with a unique, native culture that is umbilically connected to the land..."
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Extract from my new book #Tir:
"On the one hand, this beautiful country of #Cymru has a landscape as intimately known, cherished and stewarded as any in the Western world with a unique, native culture that is umbilically connected to the land..."
carwyngraves.com/tir-the-stor...
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New piece I wrote - seeds of something important here imo #food #bwyd #community
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Putting food back at the centre of a farming community
Carwyn Graves At first glance, Luke and Rebecca’s story of moving to Gwynfe, Sir Gâr is little different to many others who have moved to rural Wales in search of a better quality of life. But in thei...
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April 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
New piece I wrote - seeds of something important here imo #food #bwyd #community
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What if the future of food began in the school dining hall? At Llandelio Festival, @carwyngraves.bsky.social and Simon Wrights bold initiative to tackle diet, isolation, and farming challenges — with young people and teachers leading the change.
www.ceginybobl.co.uk
www.ceginybobl.co.uk
Cegin y Bobl
We all know that food in Wales isn’t working for us – it’s failing our health, our farmers, our wildlife and our rural economy. We believe that the passion and skills chefs that have to take any ingre...
www.ceginybobl.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
What if the future of food began in the school dining hall? At Llandelio Festival, @carwyngraves.bsky.social and Simon Wrights bold initiative to tackle diet, isolation, and farming challenges — with young people and teachers leading the change.
www.ceginybobl.co.uk
www.ceginybobl.co.uk
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Very interesting, and inspiring. There are so many ways for people living in the same area to work together and create an actual community. Whether it's an innovative scheme like this, or establishing and supporting community businesses like shops where locals can sell their produce.
New piece I wrote - seeds of something important here imo #food #bwyd #community
@nation.cymru
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Putting food back at the centre of a farming community
Carwyn Graves At first glance, Luke and Rebecca’s story of moving to Gwynfe, Sir Gâr is little different to many others who have moved to rural Wales in search of a better quality of life. But in thei...
nation.cymru
April 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Very interesting, and inspiring. There are so many ways for people living in the same area to work together and create an actual community. Whether it's an innovative scheme like this, or establishing and supporting community businesses like shops where locals can sell their produce.
New piece I wrote - seeds of something important here imo #food #bwyd #community
@nation.cymru
nation.cymru/feature/putt...
@nation.cymru
nation.cymru/feature/putt...
Putting food back at the centre of a farming community
Carwyn Graves At first glance, Luke and Rebecca’s story of moving to Gwynfe, Sir Gâr is little different to many others who have moved to rural Wales in search of a better quality of life. But in thei...
nation.cymru
April 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
New piece I wrote - seeds of something important here imo #food #bwyd #community
@nation.cymru
nation.cymru/feature/putt...
@nation.cymru
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Reposted by Carwyn Graves
Ymunwch â @carwyngraves.bsky.social, awdur 'Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape', a Simon Wright yng Ngŵyl Lên Llandeilo ar gyfer trafodaeth ysbrydoledig ar ddyfodol bwyd yng Nghymru 📚
📅 P'nawn Sul 27 Ebrill
🕜 3yp
📍 Cegin Diod, Yr Hen Farchnad, Llandeilo
www.llandeilolitfest.org/programme/ov...
📅 P'nawn Sul 27 Ebrill
🕜 3yp
📍 Cegin Diod, Yr Hen Farchnad, Llandeilo
www.llandeilolitfest.org/programme/ov...
April 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ymunwch â @carwyngraves.bsky.social, awdur 'Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape', a Simon Wright yng Ngŵyl Lên Llandeilo ar gyfer trafodaeth ysbrydoledig ar ddyfodol bwyd yng Nghymru 📚
📅 P'nawn Sul 27 Ebrill
🕜 3yp
📍 Cegin Diod, Yr Hen Farchnad, Llandeilo
www.llandeilolitfest.org/programme/ov...
📅 P'nawn Sul 27 Ebrill
🕜 3yp
📍 Cegin Diod, Yr Hen Farchnad, Llandeilo
www.llandeilolitfest.org/programme/ov...
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Colli fferm fel colli plentyn. Perthynas agos amaethwyr â’r tir. @carwyngraves.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farmers face one of the highest rates of suicide. This social worker believes the solution is buried in their land
After seeing the farmer mental health crisis up close, Kaila Anderson developed new treatment techniques based on growers’ deep connection to the land
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Colli fferm fel colli plentyn. Perthynas agos amaethwyr â’r tir. @carwyngraves.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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With apple #blossom season just around the corner (in our neck of the woods at least) now seems like a good time to reprise my article from a couple of years back, 'Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to Fruit'.
The story of a single apple, in 50+ photos.
orchardnotes.com/2023/03/28/l...
The story of a single apple, in 50+ photos.
orchardnotes.com/2023/03/28/l...
Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to Fruit | Orchard Notes
Follow the lifecycle of a single apple bud from dormancy to harvest, in this series of 40+ photos.
orchardnotes.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
With apple #blossom season just around the corner (in our neck of the woods at least) now seems like a good time to reprise my article from a couple of years back, 'Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to Fruit'.
The story of a single apple, in 50+ photos.
orchardnotes.com/2023/03/28/l...
The story of a single apple, in 50+ photos.
orchardnotes.com/2023/03/28/l...
Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European #stork village
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village
Village joins continental network alongside nearby Knepp estate, as birds previously extinct in Britain flourish
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European #stork village
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Celebrating healthy living, friendship and community, ‘#Cawl’ was released today at 12:30pm to represent traditional school lunchtime"
Bwrlwm ail-greu systemau bwyd yn Sir Gar! Da iawn #CoronMoron @bwydsirgarfood.bsky.social
Bwrlwm ail-greu systemau bwyd yn Sir Gar! Da iawn #CoronMoron @bwydsirgarfood.bsky.social
Meet the young Welsh language band taking the scene by storm with their healthy eating message
Watch: The brilliant video from Welsh primary school rock band
Having released four debut tracks by four brand new names from Wales last year, UNTRO has announced its fifth artist, Coron Moron. A band of seven primary school pupils, Coron Moron’s first single, ‘C...
nation.cymru
February 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Celebrating healthy living, friendship and community, ‘#Cawl’ was released today at 12:30pm to represent traditional school lunchtime"
Bwrlwm ail-greu systemau bwyd yn Sir Gar! Da iawn #CoronMoron @bwydsirgarfood.bsky.social
Bwrlwm ail-greu systemau bwyd yn Sir Gar! Da iawn #CoronMoron @bwydsirgarfood.bsky.social
"He added that the continued rise in fine cider, which is usually made with 100% apple, was more likely to encourage preservation of orchards than legislation... You’d only get a change in juice content if a enough ...of the industry is willing to change it.”
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
Save our cider: apple growers and producers call on government to protect traditional ‘native wine of England’
Nine in ten traditional orchards in England have been lost since the second world war. Farmers and cider makers are now fighting for their survival
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"He added that the continued rise in fine cider, which is usually made with 100% apple, was more likely to encourage preservation of orchards than legislation... You’d only get a change in juice content if a enough ...of the industry is willing to change it.”
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
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A hive of activity: Momentum is building in efforts to save the native 'Welsh dark' honeybee ✍️ Carwyn Graves
The fight to save the native Welsh honeybee
Carwyn Graves “Well over 99% of the honeybees we have now in Wales are not the pure native breed,” explains an experienced West Wales beekeeper to me on a wintery day in the countryside, “but I think…
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January 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A hive of activity: Momentum is building in efforts to save the native 'Welsh dark' honeybee ✍️ Carwyn Graves
Reposted by Carwyn Graves
"Because it turns out that the native #honeybee – apis mellifera mellifera – is not only threatened in its remaining strongholds; it could also play a key role in our future for both #nature and £food production..."
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
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The fight to save the native Welsh honeybee
Carwyn Graves “Well over 99% of the honeybees we have now in Wales are not the pure native breed,” explains an experienced West Wales beekeeper to me on a wintery day in the countryside, “but I think ...
nation.cymru
January 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Because it turns out that the native #honeybee – apis mellifera mellifera – is not only threatened in its remaining strongholds; it could also play a key role in our future for both #nature and £food production..."
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
"Because it turns out that the native #honeybee – apis mellifera mellifera – is not only threatened in its remaining strongholds; it could also play a key role in our future for both #nature and £food production..."
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
The fight to save the native Welsh honeybee
Carwyn Graves “Well over 99% of the honeybees we have now in Wales are not the pure native breed,” explains an experienced West Wales beekeeper to me on a wintery day in the countryside, “but I think ...
nation.cymru
January 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Because it turns out that the native #honeybee – apis mellifera mellifera – is not only threatened in its remaining strongholds; it could also play a key role in our future for both #nature and £food production..."
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
nation.cymru/feature/the-...
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Cockles with salt and vinegar crisps to scoop. Name me a finer combo. You can't.
January 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Cockles with salt and vinegar crisps to scoop. Name me a finer combo. You can't.
"Müller’s research indicates that the efficiency of #waterwheels, in terms of converting water power into electricity, can be as high as about 85%"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate-friendly waterwheels are coming around again
From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogue
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Müller’s research indicates that the efficiency of #waterwheels, in terms of converting water power into electricity, can be as high as about 85%"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🧀 ‘Mae pobl eisiau cefnogi busnesau lleol’
Mae gwneuthurwr caws o Ynys Môn wedi cael sêl bendith cynghorwyr lleol i ddatblygu "peiriant gwerthu caws" yn yr ardal.
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/25809
Mae gwneuthurwr caws o Ynys Môn wedi cael sêl bendith cynghorwyr lleol i ddatblygu "peiriant gwerthu caws" yn yr ardal.
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/25809
Caniatâd i ddatblygu peiriant gwerthu caws ar Ynys Môn
Mae gwneuthurwr caws o Ynys Môn wedi cael sêl bendith cynghorwyr lleol i ddatblygu 'peiriant gwerthu caws' yn yr ardal.
newyddion.s4c.cymru
January 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🧀 ‘Mae pobl eisiau cefnogi busnesau lleol’
Mae gwneuthurwr caws o Ynys Môn wedi cael sêl bendith cynghorwyr lleol i ddatblygu "peiriant gwerthu caws" yn yr ardal.
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/25809
Mae gwneuthurwr caws o Ynys Môn wedi cael sêl bendith cynghorwyr lleol i ddatblygu "peiriant gwerthu caws" yn yr ardal.
newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/25809
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The wonderful purple tones of young Birch (Fedwen) giving a flush of colour to the otherwise dormant winter tones of the sessile Oak (Derwen). A wonderful area around the Dwyryd, on the flanks of #Eryri and its #celticrainforest habitats (Coedwigoedd Glaw Celtaidd Cymru).
December 18, 2024 at 5:48 PM
The wonderful purple tones of young Birch (Fedwen) giving a flush of colour to the otherwise dormant winter tones of the sessile Oak (Derwen). A wonderful area around the Dwyryd, on the flanks of #Eryri and its #celticrainforest habitats (Coedwigoedd Glaw Celtaidd Cymru).
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I have found aurochs fascinating ever since I studied about them in undergrad archaeology courses. The last auroch died in Poland in 1627. I am following the 'de-extinction' Taurus breeding program in Europe with great interest. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whe... #foodhistory #domestication
The Story of the Aurochs Is More Complicated Than We Thought
New research helps us understand how cattle spread across the world.
www.atlasobscura.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I have found aurochs fascinating ever since I studied about them in undergrad archaeology courses. The last auroch died in Poland in 1627. I am following the 'de-extinction' Taurus breeding program in Europe with great interest. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whe... #foodhistory #domestication
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Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
December 14, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Reposted by Carwyn Graves
Love this work by Cegin y bobl, teaching kids how to cook healthy food from scratch for a community hub (and the FM). So much potential for good local food and cooking to bring more communities together.
Christmas can be a lonely time for many.
As one of our warm hubs, the Antioch Centre is tackling isolation, bringing together people of all ages to eat, talk and learn.
Ni ddylaf neb fod yn unig dros y Nadolig. Dwi’n cynghori pawb i jecio mewn ar bobl eraill dros yr ŵyl.
As one of our warm hubs, the Antioch Centre is tackling isolation, bringing together people of all ages to eat, talk and learn.
Ni ddylaf neb fod yn unig dros y Nadolig. Dwi’n cynghori pawb i jecio mewn ar bobl eraill dros yr ŵyl.
December 12, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Love this work by Cegin y bobl, teaching kids how to cook healthy food from scratch for a community hub (and the FM). So much potential for good local food and cooking to bring more communities together.
Edrych ymlaen cael fy nannedd i hwn wrth @mateoy.bsky.social
@calonbooks.bsky.social again setting the agenda with new writing about #Wales in English 👌
@calonbooks.bsky.social again setting the agenda with new writing about #Wales in English 👌
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Edrych ymlaen cael fy nannedd i hwn wrth @mateoy.bsky.social
@calonbooks.bsky.social again setting the agenda with new writing about #Wales in English 👌
@calonbooks.bsky.social again setting the agenda with new writing about #Wales in English 👌
Reposted by Carwyn Graves
Almost half of Welsh residents don’t know how to cook Christmas dinner, with other staple meals also causing major problems for families, a new survey has revealed
nation.cymru/news/almost-...
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'Almost half of Welsh people don’t know how to cook Christmas dinner'
New figures have revealed that almost half of Welsh people don’t know how to cook Christmas dinner, with even fewer able to rustle up a festive pudding. The country’s ‘concerning’ cooking decline has ...
nation.cymru
December 11, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Almost half of Welsh residents don’t know how to cook Christmas dinner, with other staple meals also causing major problems for families, a new survey has revealed
nation.cymru/news/almost-...
nation.cymru/news/almost-...
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His chapter about orchards, Perllan, is as delicious as a glass of cider from the Gwent Levels. #Wales
Read the rest of my review of "Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape @carwyngraves.bsky.social in The Niche @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
#envhist #bookreview 📚
Read the rest of my review of "Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape @carwyngraves.bsky.social in The Niche @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
#envhist #bookreview 📚
December 11, 2024 at 3:49 PM
His chapter about orchards, Perllan, is as delicious as a glass of cider from the Gwent Levels. #Wales
Read the rest of my review of "Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape @carwyngraves.bsky.social in The Niche @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
#envhist #bookreview 📚
Read the rest of my review of "Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape @carwyngraves.bsky.social in The Niche @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
#envhist #bookreview 📚
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i wrote about pie and mash, and our self-defeating desire to preserve foods exactly as they are when they need to change to survive
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-pie-an...
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-pie-an...
How Pie and Mash Killed Itself
Why protected status won’t save pie and mash in London, by Jonathan Nunn.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:58 PM
i wrote about pie and mash, and our self-defeating desire to preserve foods exactly as they are when they need to change to survive
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-pie-an...
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-pie-an...