This week Country Life learns more about a dairy alternative made from barley and how farm life influences a Waitaki illustrator's work. The team also revisits a Cambridge farming family using regenerative agriculture to finish sheep and cattle they process for their butchery, Wholly Cow.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

In this episode:

• 0:37 - Creamy, sustainable and high in fibre - barley eyes up the dairy aisle
• 9:33 - Rural News Wrap
• 17:16 - From gumboots to storybooks - Farming with a twist of magic
• 29:19 - Wholly Cow: Cambridge butcher's childhood dream come true

With thanks to guests:

• Dr Gert-Jan Moggré, Plant and Food Research
• Emma Nowell, EJV Design
• Luke, Tom and Carrie Andrews of Wholly Cow and Flock

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