Prince Charles.Photo: Simon Buck/Country Life Picture LibraryPrince Charlestakes a hands-on approach when it comes to turningQueen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate into a “fully organic operation.“The 72-year-old royal spoke toCountry Lifemagazineabout running operations on the country home in Norfolk where the royal family traditionally gathers for Christmas — a role he took over from his father,Prince Philip, in 2017 — in an organic way.In new photos,Prince Charlessports muddy clothes along with gloves, a flat-brim cap and safety googles as he lays hedges.“Since the beginning of the 1980s, when I first had responsibility for managing some land in my own right at Highgrove, I have wanted to focus on an approach to food production that avoids the impact of the predominant, conventional system of industrialised agriculture, which, it is increasingly clear to see, is having a disastrous effect on soil fertility, biodiversity and animal and human health,“Prince Charlestold the magazine.Prince Charles.Simon Buck/Country Life Picture Library"It has always seemed to me somewhat logical to embrace a farming system that works with Nature and not against her, thus restoring the lost fertility and carbon-sequestration capacity of the soil on which we rely for our very existence upon this planet,” he continued.Getthe premiere issue of PEOPLERoyalsfor glamorous new photos and inside stories royals fans haven’t seen or read elsewhere! Subscribe atpeopleroyals.com/launchPrince Charles.Samir Hussein - Pool/WireImagePrince Charlesbegan converting Sandringham to a fully organic operation three years ago, before which, less than 10% of the farm was fun organically.“At a global scale, it is becoming ever clearer to me that the very future of humanity may depend to a large extent on a mainstream transition to more sustainable farming practices, based on what are known as regenerative, agro-ecological principles, as well as innovative methods of agroforestry — something we are also putting into practice at Sandringham,” the Prince of Wales said.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!Prince Charleshas been an environmental advocate for decades, recentlysupporting a new charter for the environment, which he called the Terra Carta, which aims to ensure big businesses are including green initiatives in their future plans.In an introductory essay to his charter, the royal grandfather said we are at a “historic tipping point” in the lives and livelihoods of current and future generations” and today “must be the decisive moment that we make sustainability the growth story of our time while positioning nature as the engine of our economy.”
Prince Charles.Photo: Simon Buck/Country Life Picture Library
Prince Charlestakes a hands-on approach when it comes to turningQueen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate into a “fully organic operation.“The 72-year-old royal spoke toCountry Lifemagazineabout running operations on the country home in Norfolk where the royal family traditionally gathers for Christmas — a role he took over from his father,Prince Philip, in 2017 — in an organic way.In new photos,Prince Charlessports muddy clothes along with gloves, a flat-brim cap and safety googles as he lays hedges.“Since the beginning of the 1980s, when I first had responsibility for managing some land in my own right at Highgrove, I have wanted to focus on an approach to food production that avoids the impact of the predominant, conventional system of industrialised agriculture, which, it is increasingly clear to see, is having a disastrous effect on soil fertility, biodiversity and animal and human health,“Prince Charlestold the magazine.Prince Charles.Simon Buck/Country Life Picture Library"It has always seemed to me somewhat logical to embrace a farming system that works with Nature and not against her, thus restoring the lost fertility and carbon-sequestration capacity of the soil on which we rely for our very existence upon this planet,” he continued.Getthe premiere issue of PEOPLERoyalsfor glamorous new photos and inside stories royals fans haven’t seen or read elsewhere! Subscribe atpeopleroyals.com/launchPrince Charles.Samir Hussein - Pool/WireImagePrince Charlesbegan converting Sandringham to a fully organic operation three years ago, before which, less than 10% of the farm was fun organically.“At a global scale, it is becoming ever clearer to me that the very future of humanity may depend to a large extent on a mainstream transition to more sustainable farming practices, based on what are known as regenerative, agro-ecological principles, as well as innovative methods of agroforestry — something we are also putting into practice at Sandringham,” the Prince of Wales said.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!Prince Charleshas been an environmental advocate for decades, recentlysupporting a new charter for the environment, which he called the Terra Carta, which aims to ensure big businesses are including green initiatives in their future plans.In an introductory essay to his charter, the royal grandfather said we are at a “historic tipping point” in the lives and livelihoods of current and future generations” and today “must be the decisive moment that we make sustainability the growth story of our time while positioning nature as the engine of our economy.”
Prince Charlestakes a hands-on approach when it comes to turningQueen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate into a “fully organic operation.”
The 72-year-old royal spoke toCountry Lifemagazineabout running operations on the country home in Norfolk where the royal family traditionally gathers for Christmas — a role he took over from his father,Prince Philip, in 2017 — in an organic way.
In new photos,Prince Charlessports muddy clothes along with gloves, a flat-brim cap and safety googles as he lays hedges.
“Since the beginning of the 1980s, when I first had responsibility for managing some land in my own right at Highgrove, I have wanted to focus on an approach to food production that avoids the impact of the predominant, conventional system of industrialised agriculture, which, it is increasingly clear to see, is having a disastrous effect on soil fertility, biodiversity and animal and human health,“Prince Charlestold the magazine.
Prince Charles.Simon Buck/Country Life Picture Library
“It has always seemed to me somewhat logical to embrace a farming system that works with Nature and not against her, thus restoring the lost fertility and carbon-sequestration capacity of the soil on which we rely for our very existence upon this planet,” he continued.
Getthe premiere issue of PEOPLERoyalsfor glamorous new photos and inside stories royals fans haven’t seen or read elsewhere! Subscribe atpeopleroyals.com/launch
Prince Charles.Samir Hussein - Pool/WireImage
Prince Charlesbegan converting Sandringham to a fully organic operation three years ago, before which, less than 10% of the farm was fun organically.
“At a global scale, it is becoming ever clearer to me that the very future of humanity may depend to a large extent on a mainstream transition to more sustainable farming practices, based on what are known as regenerative, agro-ecological principles, as well as innovative methods of agroforestry — something we are also putting into practice at Sandringham,” the Prince of Wales said.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
Prince Charleshas been an environmental advocate for decades, recentlysupporting a new charter for the environment, which he called the Terra Carta, which aims to ensure big businesses are including green initiatives in their future plans.
In an introductory essay to his charter, the royal grandfather said we are at a “historic tipping point” in the lives and livelihoods of current and future generations” and today “must be the decisive moment that we make sustainability the growth story of our time while positioning nature as the engine of our economy.”
source: people.com
