High in up in the Cairngorms National Park, Rebecca Perry and her family have diversified into turkey farming. It is a hill farm and they are 1050 feet above sea level and only 12 miles from the Lecht ski centre. Whilst being in the middle of nowhere, they are only half an hour drive to…
Lydia Watts lives on a farm with her husband, Rich who she met ten years ago. They run a dairy and beef farm on a beautiful South Wales hillside. It was primarily dairy and the farm has been in Richard’s family for 100 years but Lydia says it feels a bit like the end of…
If you have little ones interested in farming, you will no doubt have heard of Tractor Ted-the little green tractor who finds himself on real farm adventures. With catchy songs and an educational and fun theme to them, they are a huge hit at our farm but who is behind the idea? Meet Alexandra Heard….
Rachel Billington is a dairy farmers daughter and has recently become a dairy farmers wife. She has always been interested in food and farming and loved baking and cooking from a young age and helping her dad on the farm. When she left school, she says she knew that she wanted to work in either…
As a child, Helen Brown from Teeside was mad on all thing furry and was desperate to be a vet. She then realised how much work was involved which would affect her music and my riding so decided next best option would be to marry a farmer. I like her thinking. Her sister played in…
Imagine the scene. You have three children who all love playing with farm toys but you find it so hard to find everything they want in one place One wants toy animals, one tractors and the third loves all things horse. As a busy mum, time is precious so rather than have to keep going…
This month’s Women in Farming is a lady with big ambition and a quirky style. Abbie Dixon, 26, is the creative mind behind the independent Manchester based fashion label Bee Sting. Inspired by her horse Makalu’s shoes, Abbie started the brand from her bedroom on the family farm in Bolton, where she grew up. The…
When you think of farming, I think you automatically think of arable and livestock and it is easy to forget that here in Britain, there is a thriving flower farming industry too. This month’s Women in Farming is Debbie Hutchinson and her sister Melanie who run Twisted Sister Flower Farm and Floral Design Studio. Flower…
Caroline Jellico farms in South Cumbria, UK. The farm itself is 30 acres plus another 20 rented and rights to graze the common. Its a harsh environment with little to no sunshine and poor quality grass. Farming was a life choice. Caroline always wanted to work with animals and became a zoo keeper for some…
Jeni Parsons lives on a farm in West Camarthenshire with her husband, Rob. Jeni’s is an interesting story as she came late to the farming world after re-marrying, taking early retirement and buy-in 11 acres and a derelict clom (mud) house in West Wales to begin Smallholding. Neither of them had farmed before though they…
