What started out as a hobby rearing ten turkeys has grown into a successful family business for smallholder Jade Stock, who now raises more than 200 birds for the festive season. Jade is mum to Grace, 5, Tom, 3 and Darcey, 1 so she certainly has her hands full and is a first generation farmer. … [Read more…]
Gifts for farm women (and men) can be really difficult. People automatically thing thing like socks, gloves, scarves and other cold weather wear will be a waste of time because everyone will buy them. In my own experience, this is not true at all. Working outdoors makes clothes wear faster. I am not sure why. … [Read more…]
Catherine Baddeley lives in Devon, with her husband Chris, their two young boys Hamish and Digby and Pumba their spaniel. They moved back to Devon, where Catherine grew up, about four years ago after living in Bristol for seven years. Catherine said once she had the children, her priorities changed and she wanted to try … [Read more…]
Fiona Garrett is a 37 years old, first generation farmer living in County Derry, Northern Ireland. She lives with her partner and non farmer David, three children ranging from 20 months to 15 years old and two Springer Spaniels- Megan and Paddy the puppy. They live on the edge of Learmount Forest on a 50 … [Read more…]
Clare Hall is a farmers wife living in Buckinghamshire. She met her farmer four years ago completely by chance when she was moving out of a rented farmhouse. He was moving in and they met on her last day when, she says she was in her ‘cleaning clothes’ and (her words) looked dreadful when a … [Read more…]
Hannah Russell lives In the Yorkshire Dales with her for horses – Badger, Paddy, Pepper and Little Alf, two dogs – Sasha and Maggie, three guinea pigs Candy, Hamish and Holly, rabbits rabbits Malibu and Muffles and a hamster called twinkle, so there is always something to do. Hannah has lived in the Yorkshire Dales … [Read more…]
Elstree in Hertfordshire is famous for many things-the BBC studios probably the most well known. There is a new attraction in the area though, set up by farming champion, Jess Allen-Back, founder of Home Farm Glamping. So close to London (the glamping site is inside the M25), you wouldn’t think you could get very rural … [Read more…]
I am really enjoying my Women In Farming feature and this month’s spotlight is on Ruth Wills, a 21 year old from Cornwall. Ruth grew up on a sheep farm and was obsessed from a young age with ll things farming. She says she has fond memories of been dressed up in a huge thick snowsuit, … [Read more…]
Lorna Sixsmith runs a dairy and beef farm in South East Ireland with her husband Brian James. They have two children (Will and Kate), two dogs (Sam and Lou), numerous farm cats, 120 cows plus fatteners, yearlings and calves. Lorna has been blogging for many years at LornaSixsmith.com and selfpublished her first book in 2013. … [Read more…]
I’ve been thinking about a farming series for ages but just couldn’t put my finger on what I actually wanted to do. Then it hit me. Women in Farming. Each month, I will be interviewing and featuring a different woman and finding out what makes her tick on the farm. Was she born into it? … [Read more…]
