FORMER dairy farmer Graham Bigwood is running a one-man campaign to encourage more people to buy their food locally. Graham made national headlines almost eight years ago when he sold ten calves from the Hereford herd at his Old Cleeve farm for just 29p each, highlighting the dire state of the dairy industry. Five years later, the desperately low prices forced Graham to sell up and, now living in Williton, he earns less money milking cows for other farmers than he paid a cowman 15 years ago on his own farm. But he continues to fly the flag for local agriculture and the need to make more people aware of the 'food miles' being clocked up on the journey from the producer to the plate. Over the last two years he has taken a display highlighting his concerns to local schools and this week he brought it to Williton, setting up at Bellamy's Corner on the main intersection of the main A358 and A39 roads. "The main aim behind the location was to demonstrate how much food is transported into West Somerset and how much farming has changed over the last 50 years," said Graham. "Half a century ago so much of our food was produced locally." Graham's display features three model farms - one from the 1950s with pigs, sheep and a range of other animals, one from the 1980s with large farm equipment and yellow fields and a glimpse into the future with a factory farm of 2012. And for old time's sake, the display also featured a live calf, one of a small herd of Herefords that Graham now keeps as a hobby, which is pictured with Graham and campaign supporters. "I really want people to be aware of the food miles travelled by so much of our produce today and the need to do something about it ," said Graham. "The response from people in Williton was terrific and I hope I managed to get the message across about the need to buy their food locally."