Teenage farmer attacks National Trust over Lake District land purchase

George Purcell, 15, joins local outcry after charity buys historic farm's land and sheep, but not its farmhouse or outbuildingsA teenage farmer has accused the National Trust of endangering farming for future generations by acquiring a piece of land in the Lake District, which has sparked an outcry in the area over fears it could end an agricultural tradition going back thousands of years.Fifteen-year-old George Purcell, who began farming Herdwick sheep with his parents when he was 11, said the National Trust's actions had put the future of farming in the Lake District in jeopardy. Continue reading...