Fields and Feasts

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where farming folklore meets foodie fun, all delivered with muddy boots, sharp tongues, and a healthy respect for the seasons. What makes the perfect pork pie… and what do ancient markets and weather folklore have to do with it? 👀🥧 In this flavour-packed episode of Fields & Feast , Miranda Webster and Matt Hardy dig into the iconic Melton Mowbr...

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where farming folklore meets foodie fun, all delivered with muddy boots, sharp tongues, and a healthy respect for the seasons. Ever heard of an Easter tradition that involves barrels, brawls and absolute mayhem ? 👀 In this brilliantly bonkers episode of Fields & Feast , Miranda and Matt head into the heart of Leicestershire’s legendary bottle ki...

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where farming folklore meets foodie fun, all delivered with muddy boots, sharp tongues, and a healthy respect for the seasons. This week, Miranda and Matt dive into the beautiful overlap between Easter and lambing season — two moments rooted in new life, fresh starts, and a whole lot of countryside chaos . Speaking of roots, Miranda's Munch serves up...

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where farming folklore meets foodie fun, all delivered with muddy boots, sharp tongues, and a healthy respect for the seasons. This week, Miranda and Matt head to The Farmers Club in London, sitting down with head chef Bradd Johns to explore the food, history and quirky traditions behind one of agriculture’s most iconic meeting places. From its roots...

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where farming folklore meets foodie fun, all delivered with muddy boots, sharp tongues, and a healthy respect for the seasons. In this Valentine’s special, Miranda Webster and Matt Hardy turn their attention to love in the countryside — from old rural superstitions to the shifting light of February and what it means for both hearts and harvests. Ther...

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where ancient agricultural traditions rub shoulders with questionable culinary decisions, all delivered with a straight face and muddy boots. In Episode 3, Miranda Webster and Matt Hardy are joined by special guest Cameron Kinch , arable farmer, Somerset native, and former Big Brother housemate , for a lively wander into the world of the wassail. Wit...

Welcome back to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where ancient agricultural traditions rub shoulders with questionable culinary decisions, all delivered with a straight face and muddy boots. In Episode 2, Miranda and Matt return from the deep fens of Lincolnshire with January in full swing, selective motivation, and very little patience for seasonal self-denial. This week they dive into the wonderf...

Welcome to Fields and Feasts — the podcast where ancient agricultural traditions rub shoulders with questionable culinary decisions, all delivered with a straight face and muddy boots. In this inaugural episode, hosts Miranda Webster (agricultural recruiter by daylight, culinary experimentalist by night) and Matt Hardy (agronomist, deer-winch owner, and long-suffering taste-tester) set out their s...

Welcome to Fields and Feasts! This is a podcast all about food, farming, and all the strange, wonderful nonsense humans have invented around both. From ancient harvest rituals and weird rural superstitions to forgotten recipes, dodgy old traditions, and the people still keeping them alive, we dig into the stories hiding behind what ends up on your plate. Hosted by Miranda Webster, agricultural rec...