Country Life 19 May 2021
Country Life 19 May 2021 is our sustainability special issue, telling the story of how the Prince of Wales and his team transformed Sandringham into an organic estate, and launching Country Life's Trees for Tomorrow tree planting campaign.


Find out more here about some of the pieces this week:
SANDRINGHAM GOES ORGANIC: The Prince of Wales tells Paula Lester about the importance of farming naturally and sustainably.
TREES FOR TOMORROW: Join our campaign to plant the Country Life Forest.
ETHICAL SHOPPING: Buying carefully can help the planet — here's what you need to know.
THE GOOD LIFE: Ethical entrepreneurs living off the land.
SEAWEED: Jamie Blackett on the secret ingredient.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Finlay Scott picks a portrait.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
FEARGAL SHARKEY: A good 80s pop star is hard to find, but we managed to catch up with the singer — now a many concerned with saving rivers.
GREEN GOLD: How alternatives to mining can help lessen the impact of digging for gold.
WHAT DO ALL THE SYMBOLS MEAN: Recycling's baffling symbols decoded.
COMPOST: Tiffany Daneff on how to get it right.
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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