As a teenager, I grew up in the Lincolnshire Fens near Spalding. At ages 17 and 18, throughout the summer holidays, I cycled 13 miles each way to work in a canning factory near Long Sutton. (Back when CO2 was 340ppm in 1982. Since then, it’s increased by 26% in just 44 years.)

Today I learn that Long Sutton is home to the UK’s first (?) commercial plantation of olives 😯 🫒

#climateDiary

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg14zxdxr1o

Lincolnshire farm uses climate change to grow olives at Long Sutton

David Hoyles' farm has grown what is believed to be Lincolnshire's first commercial olive crop.

BBC News
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A couple of years ago in the south of France I met a chap who specialised in vineyard real estate. He told me they were no longer buying in the region and were now investing in Normandy, Netherlands and the UK.
#ClimateChange
#vineyards