CountrySlide

This week's question is whether to hire a professional photographer or look into other options.

"Hi both - I run a small rural dog grooming business and have been getting by with phone photos for social media, but they just look a bit flat and inconsistent. I’ve been quoted £400 for a local photographer to do a shoot. That’s a lot of money for me, but could it actually help me bring in more (better) clients, or am I being sold a dream?"

- Jess, Northumberland


If you have a question which you would like answering, you can email us at: [email protected] or drop us a message on Social Media. 

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- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 

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Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

As we really enter into show season and stewards across the nation blow the dust and cobwebs from grandads old bowler hat, we delve into the nature of County Shows nowadays and how they have changed. From ugly garden ornaments to expensive paddling pools, they offer a whole host of ways to spend money - even going so far as hiring Spudman to attend! (don't ask me, I'm just the producer)

CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.

Send us your interesting trinkets as submissions to the calendar or for fun at: [email protected] 



Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website
- South Downs Food and Nature Festival - Where you can go foraging with RP tomorrow!
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here
- Exeter Comedy Festival tickets - Where you can see RN being interviewed
- FolkEast


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

This week's question is:

"Love the show – it’s the only podcast I can listen to while mucking out! I’ve recently taken over the social media and marketing for our family’s farm diversification business (a mix of glamping and selling beef boxes). I’m trying to figure out if it’s worth getting a proper logo and branding done, or if it’s just a waste of money when we’ve already got a name and some basic Canva graphics. Any thoughts?"— Tom, Carmarthenshire


If you would like to send us a photo or get in touch, you can email us at: [email protected] or drop us a message on Social Media.

Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

There is one very small spoiler in this episode, you have been warned!

With the release of the latest series of Clarkson's Farm we struck whilst the iron was hot to bring you an episode which (eventually) gets into some of the interesting features of this hit show. Whether you love or hate it, there is no denying that Clarkson's Farm has had an impact on awareness about farming in the UK, diversification and the pressures on agriculture.

CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.

If you would like to let us know what you think, ask a question or just get in touch, you can email us at: [email protected] or drop us a message or comment below!

Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here
- South Downs Food and Nature Festival - Where you can go foraging with RP
- Exeter Comedy Festival tickets - Where you can see RN being interviewed
- Festival of Outdoor Photography 40% off tickets if you use the code APCOM40 - Where you can disturb CM-R at work!
- FolkEast
- The Outdoor Boys


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

Welcome to the new mini-series of CountrySlide Business / Marketing.

There is going to be a new episode each week in which we answer a question from the audience. If you have a question, you can send it in by email to [email protected] or DM it to us through our social media platforms (the pod, Richard P or Callum) or drop it in the comments below!

This week's question is:
Hi Callum and Richard – I’ve been running a small cut flower business from my family farm for the past three years, mostly through Instagram and a local market stall. I’ve never had a proper website, but now I’m wondering if it’s holding me back. Is it worth the cost and effort to build one, or should I just focus on social media where my audience already is?— Becca, Herefordshire



If you would like to send us a photo or get in touch, you can email us at: [email protected] or drop us a message on Social Media.

Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

A mixed bag of an episode covering hard hitting topics including the benefits our little podcast is having to our listeners mental health - expressed through the medium of Callum reading a thread from X.com; Richard's rural plumbing woes which have lead to a less than ideal but still functional adaptation to the outside loo, and the other Richard sharing his in depth thoughts about a recent poll of Gen-Z to discover how they view the countryside.

CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.

If you would like to send us a photo or get in touch, you can email us at: [email protected] or drop us a message or comment below!

Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- Future Countryside poll
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here
- South Downs Food and Nature Festival
- Exeter Comedy Festival tickets
- Festival of Outdoor Photography 40% off tickets if you use the code APCOM40

The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

Sorry that this episode is later than usual, it took a long time to edit as the heady rush of being in the same room only 2 days previous seemed to empower your beloved hosts (some more than others!) Leading to many tales and standing on soap boxes.

In this week's episode we talk about La Palombe - THE wild food restaurant in London; Richard Negus' book launch; the complete lack of water in the UK right now; and foxes both urban and rural!

CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.


If you would like to get in touch, you can email us at: [email protected] or drop us a message or comment below!

Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here
- La Palombe
- Walsingham vineyard


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.





DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

The trio are back together and as unruly as ever in an episode which is guaranteed to make you laugh at least once. Topics vary from responsibly feeding birds, to Negus' next (hallmark movie inspired) book, to the time the Prideaux nearly died playing rural pub games and the guys worst public speaking engagements. 

CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.


If you have a local rural pub game which you think we should try, you can email us at: [email protected]

Links

- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website
- Negus' book tour dates can be found here


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

Following the release of his latest book Uncommon Ground, we invited Patrick Galbraith to talk to Richard P and Callum about what inspired him to write about land access, some of the opinions he encountered in his research and also whether he thinks there is a sweet spot.

Along the way topics covered include the Great Wall of China, the history of land access in the UK - from common land to mass trespass to now, the actual realities of access and the effects that we as humans (along with our four-legged friends) can have on wildlife. 


If you would like to get in touch with your thoughts or experiences about land access, you can email us at: [email protected]

Links

- Uncommon Ground by Patrick Galbraith
- Patrick on Instagram and X
- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website



CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.

The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:02:41) Tarquin Millington-Drake

(00:21:24) Emily Graham

(00:35:06) Prof. Charles Tyler

(00:46:45) Caz Raine

(01:02:14) Dave Scott

(01:17:42) Post-event Discussion

This episode is the result of an invitation to attend a Conservation Communication event in Northumbria along with 7 other people. We were there for a little over 24 hours and taken out to different parts of the upland there to experience the absolute abundance of wildlife.

Rather than writing an essay here, we'll leave it to the people we interviewed to explain the importance of events like these and how we can better communicate and publicise rural life and pursuits of all kinds.


CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.


If you would like to get in touch with your thoughts, suggestions etc, you can email us at: [email protected]

Links

- Conservation communication
- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)
- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip 
- CountrySlide website

- Negus' book tour dates can be found here


The Hosts

Richard Negus website
Callum McInerney-Riley website
Richard Prideaux website


Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

DISCLAIMER
Views are those of individual speakers and do not necessarily represent SideCountry, its presenters, contributors, partners or sponsors. For general information and entertainment only. Laws, seasons, access and guidance change; check official sources, obtain permission and act within your competence.