Meet a new generation of farmer. Rural Rebels brings you the stories of food and drink producers around Europe who are rejecting industrial agriculture and modern lifestyles and embracing traditional and sustainable practices.

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Meet the Swiss couple giving their cattle a better life, and death

Georg and Claudia Blunier have been living their dream of sustainable farming in the Swiss mountains for 8 years now.

24 June 2022

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Meet the pig farmer putting animal welfare and sustainability first

Meet the Dutch pig farmer putting animal welfare and sustainability first

27 May 2022

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Natural born winemakers: Brothers transform their family vineyard

Wines made with 'minimal intervention' have taken the viticultural world by storm in recent years. Here's how it's done in Germany.

15 April 2022

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'It's not a job, it's a disease': meet Italy's rebel cheesemaker

Just 10 producers continue to make the 'Storico Ribelle' cheese in this traditional way.

11 March 2022