Our Isles is a project founded by Angus D. Birditt & Lilly Hedley that
explores and celebrates the lives and landscape of the British countryside.
Our Isles is a project founded by Angus D. Birditt & Lilly Hedley that
explores and celebrates the lives and landscape of the British countryside.
Our Isles is a project founded by Angus D. Birditt & Lilly Hedley that
explores and celebrates the lives and landscape of the British countryside.
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Our Isles is a project celebrating and preserving the rural life of the British Isles, exploring its food & drink, landscape, nature, art, craft, heritage and community.
Our Isles is a project celebrating and preserving the rural life of the British Isles, exploring its food & drink, landscape, nature, art, craft, heritage and community.
Our Isles is a project celebrating and preserving the rural life of the British Isles, exploring its food & drink, landscape, nature, art, craft, heritage and community.
A Sense of Food & Place
A Sense of Food & Place
The Making of Baron Bigod
Angus D. Birditt
Isles of Scilly
Discover Megan Gallacher, a photographer from Norfolk, who contributes her photography collection called 'En Noer' to Stories within Our Isles evoking the life and culture on the Isles of Scilly.
Kingston upon Hull
Explore Studio Kettle's designs in their contribution to Stories within Our Isles that promotes a deeper attachment to our belongings.
Seven Sisters
Shropshire
Angus D. Birditt visits Appleby's cheesemakers to see how they make their award-winning Cheshire.
Suffolk
Explore the article by Tanmay Saxena, designer & filmmaker, who designs sustainable, handmade clothes. 'Darker than' is Tanmay's collection of handmade clothes inspired by his response to the changing landscape and light of Seven Sisters in East Sussex.
Jess Wheeler, designer and ceramist, on where in the British Isles she gets the inspiration.
Powys
Lottie Hampson series entitled 'Still Here' traces her family history to the River Usk in Wales.
Peak District
Explore Joe Winstanley's Skai, a series of prints inspired by the landscape of the Peak District.
Cumbria
Explore Grania Howard's series of photography called Cob Culture. Taken during her travels across the British Isles, Grania captures the unique connection between travellers and their horses.
Powys
Honest agriculture
From his journey within the Dee Valley, Jac Williams ventures across fields and farms talking to and capturing the lives of Welsh farmers.
We often marvel at it's appearance, live and breathe on it, make homes and feed from it. But do we truly understand the lie of the land? The following words extracted from longer poems and accompanying photography attempt to capture the immense beauty, fragility and mysteriousness of our Isles.
New Series
The Story of Fife:
A Regenerative Movement
by Our Isles & Pasture Fed Livestock Association
The Story of Fife is a collaboration between Our Isles & the Pasture Fed Livestock Association that narrates 'Pasture For Life' certified farmers and producers in Fife.
Our Isles x PFLA
An article and photography series highlighting the 'Pasture For Life' certified farmers, Robert and Kate Campbell in Fife, using methods of silvopasture to farm their Dexters.
Our Isles x PFLA
An article highlighting the 'Pasture For Life' certified farm, Balcaskie Farms in Fife. The farms are run by the Balcaskie Estate, alongside the Bowhouse Butchery.
Our Isles x PFLA
An article and photography collection sharing the work of 'Pasture For Life' certified butcher, Sophie Cumber, at Bowhouse Butchery in the Balcaskie Estate.
Our Isles x PFLA
An article shedding light on the Pollock family of Ardross Farm and farm shop, a 'Pasture For Life' certified farm that uses regenerative farming methods, whilst increasing biodiversity.
Our Isles x PFLA
An interview with Doug Christie, PFLA member and organic farmer, which highlights his use of regenerative farming methods on his farm in Fife.
Our Isles x PFLA
The following article narrates the work of 'Pasture For Life' certified farmer Johnnie Balfour who runs Balbirnie Home Farms in Fife.
Our Isles x PFLA
An interview on the 'Pasture For Life' certified wholesaler MacDuff, and certified abattoir, Wishaw Abattoir, highlighting traceability within the supply chain.
Our Isles x PFLA
The following interview and photography collection highlights the couple using 'Pasture For Life' meat at their award-winning restaurant, Kinneuchar Inn in Fife.