![]() ![]() Three decades ago, they came to the land with a pronounced fondness for mycorrhizae-the invisible, microbial life that teems in healthy soil, fed by decaying plant life, sheltered by tree snags, and the like-and a commitment to do something about the declining populations of species such as the turtledove, whose numbers are “an almost vertical dive” thanks to the wholesale industrial remaking of the British countryside. Enter the aptly named Tree ( The Living Goddess: A Journey Into the Heart of Kathmandu, 2015, etc.) and her husband, Charles Burrell. ![]() The lands around Knepp Castle, in the English district of West Sussex, have been farmed intensively for centuries, and the estate was exhausted and was losing money. ![]() Let 3,500 acres lie fallow, and the world is remade. Let land lie fallow, and things begin to happen. ![]()
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