BBC Countryfile Magazine

On the farm with Adam Henson

How many times have you heard someone say “you are what you eat”? The proverb first appeared in France almost 200 years ago and from the outset it was taken literally, to link good health with a good diet.

Fair enough. But now, in the 21st century, the phrase has even greater significance, as a

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