Food from Waste Land

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/57
Date Released
17 Jul 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
The six thousand acre wilderness of Feltwell Fen in South West Norfolk is taken over by the Ministry of Agriculture who set to work at reclaiming the idle acres. New drainage works and pumping plants are put into operation. Farming implements roll across the land which is already producing this year thousands of tons of potatoes, sugar-beet and grain crops.
Keywords
Agriculture
Locations
England; Norfolk; Feltwell
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip
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'Food from Waste Land', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 41/57, 17 Jul 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/98898 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)