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  2. Agriculture in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture in the United Kingdom. A combine harvester in Scotland. Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 69% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (471,000 people) [1] [2] and contributes 0.5% of its gross value added ( £ 11.2 billion). [3] The UK currently produces about 54% of its domestic food consumption.

  3. Working For Gardeners Association - Wikipedia

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    The forerunner of the Working For Gardeners Association was created in 1899. It has had various names including the Women's Farm and Garden Society (WFGS) and the Women's Farm and Garden Union (WFGU). Its original objective was to improve the employment opportunities for women working on the land. During the First World War, it created the ...

  4. Allotment (gardening) - Wikipedia

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    Allotments in Germany. An allotment (British English) [1] or community garden (North America) is a plot of land made available for individual, non-commercial gardening for growing food plants, so forming a kitchen garden away from the residence of the user. Such plots are formed by subdividing a piece of land into a few or up to several hundred ...

  5. Trevarno, Cornwall - Wikipedia

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    Trevarno is a private country estate in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, near the village of Crowntown, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Helston.First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens.

  6. Agriculture in England - Wikipedia

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    Agriculture in England is today intensive, highly mechanised, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with only 2% of the labour force. It contributes around 2% of GDP. Around two thirds of production is devoted to livestock, one third to arable crops. Agriculture is heavily subsidised by the European Union's ...

  7. Charleston Farmhouse - Wikipedia

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    Charleston Farmhouse, near Lewes, East Sussex. Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public. It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an example of their decorative style within a domestic context, representing the fruition of more than sixty years of artistic ...

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