Sarah Langford on ‘The thatched roof renaissance: How a dying craft got back on its feet’

10th Anniversary Shortlist for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize Announced…

“In Rooted, Sarah shines a light on the human side of modern farming, and shows how land connects us all…”

“On walks to discuss hedge management, farmers competed over how many turtle doves they had, rather than how big their wheat yields were.”

“Dismissed as a crank in the late 1930s for her progressive views on farming, Lady Eve Balfour went on to co-found the Soil Association, says Sarah Langford….”

“I have decided, therefore, to host my fantasy dinner party in a traditional wildflower meadow on a perfect summer’s evening with local food and people…”

“Former barrister and author Sarah Langford tells Nina Pullman why she wrote the defence case for farming and why the regenerative movement offers an escape from exploitive agribusiness….”

“I don’t imagine that my shock at the suicide of presenter Caroline Flack was different to anyone else who had never met her. The shuddering waste, the pain she must have been in…”

“I loved the quiet and careful cameos by those unseen people who make our legal system work — the hugely professional but deeply caring judge’s clerk, the smoking porter moved at hearing the judge sing…”

“A recent Twitter thread asked followers to name the books they considered compulsory reading for law students. Over and over again a book first published over 20 years ago kept appearing: Helena Kennedy’s Eve was Framed…”

Sarah Langford Q&A: “Pay something attention and it rewards you a hundredfold”

The barrister-turned-farmer on Madonna, Mad Men and why success doesn't equal happiness.

The drama of being a REAL Ms Rumpole: As John Mortimer's daughters update the TV classic with a female lead, Sarah Langford reveals a glimpse into the unpredictable and busy real life of a female barrister.

Harvest tea: Sarah Langford on reconnecting with rural traditions.