Fiona Siddall runs Easton Farm Park in Suffolk which is one of the oldest open farms in the country. Each year Fiona and her team welcome thousands of visitors to the farm and they have recently diversified into other areas such as glamping. Fiona talks about the challenges and opportunities of running an open farmContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – episode 46 with Fiona Siddall”
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Meet the Farmers – episode 45 with Sally and Shan Bendall
Sally and Shan Bendall run Hollowtrees Farm in Suffolk which is an open farm, farm shop and cafe which welcomes thousands of visitors each year. We speak about everything from food and farming education to triathlons. https://soundcloud.com/user-396010157/meet-the-farmers-episode-45-with-sally-and-shan-bendall
Meet the Farmers – episode 44 – Silas Hedley-Lawrence
In this episode of Meet the Farmers I speak to Silas Hedley-Lawrence who is herd manager at English Farm in Oxfordshire. English Farm is registered to the Pasture Fed Livestock Association and is also registered as organic. They recently started their own butchery on the farm. https://soundcloud.com/user-396010157/meet-the-farmers-episode-44-with-silas-hedley-lawrence
Meet the Farmers (LIVE!) – episode 43 – The Tendring Hundred Show
Episode 43 comes to you from the Tendring Hundred Show which was held back in July. I spoke to Emma Stobart (RSPB), David Lord (local farmer), Dave Smart (Essex Wildlife Trust) and Barbara Sharp (Essex Beekeepers) about farming, conservation and the future of the countryside in the Countryside Ring at the Show. https://soundcloud.com/user-396010157/meet-the-farmers-episode-43-at-the-tendring-hundred-show
Meet the Farmers – episode 42 – Alaistaire Brice
In episode 42 we focus on hens. I visited Alaistaire Brice who farms in Suffolk under the Havensfield Happy Hens brand. Alaistaire and his wife Fiona work with 16 other farmers across Suffolk and Norfolk. They have 16,000 birds of their own and a further 160,000 on contract to them on other farms, selling aroundContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – episode 42 – Alaistaire Brice”
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