Episode 5: A Trip To The Seaside

10/07/23 • 48 min

Chris and Matthew look at the power and danger of ergot in farming.
Chris enjoys a trip to the seaside this week for a bit of duck spotting.
The duck theme continues as Chris invites us along to his evening ritual of feeding the ducks at dusk.
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Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast - Episode 5: A Trip To The Seaside

Transcript

Rat the dog:

Woof Woof, Woof, Woof

Chris Skinner (00:35):

Rat my demented terrier has not encountered where the countryside and the seaside actually meet. So he's partly perplexed chasing every wave that comes on the shore. It's, believe it or not, it's a fairly calm morning this morning. The sea is almost like a mill pond, but there was a little bit of wind overnight, and that's just made a little bit of waves coming in on this shingle shore. I'll explain where I am in a min