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Country Focus: The Bug Farm

The Bug Farm

BBC Radio Wales - Country Focus, The Bug Farm

Farming to make a difference - with insects.

Food for thought - the insect farm and visitor attraction in Pembrokeshire that's bridging the gap between science, farming and food.

Located just outside St Davids, in Pembrokeshire, the Bug farm is a visitor attraction with a difference.  Founded by Dr Sarah Beynon an academic entomologist, ecologist and farmer and her partner, chef Andy Holcroft - together they're on a mission to enthuse people about insects.  Food, farming, research and conservation are equally important strands for an otherwise traditional farm.  They don't actually farm bugs on a commercial scale, rather their farming practices, including a herd of Welsh black cattle, arable crops and rich wildlife meadows all helps and informs, their research into tackling issues of sustainability in the food chain.  Mariclare Carey Jones visits the Bug Farm to hear more about the secret world of bugs

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