Episode 38 of the Meet the Farmers podcast features Norfolk arable farmer Kit Papworth, who it was an absolute pleasure to interview. Kit was formerly Chair of Anglia Farmers, among other things, and is also an active social media user. We talk a great deal about #FarmerMentalHealth, particularly his experience in the wake of hisContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – episode 38 – Kit Papworth”
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How urban farming is helping to make food more sustainable – Guest post by Daniel Slater
When we think of farming we imagine rural landscapes with huge fields extending as far as the eye can see. For the most part that’s true, but it’s not the only way: urban farming in and around cities is on the rise. What is urban farming? Urban farming is an umbrella term that covers allContinueContinue reading “How urban farming is helping to make food more sustainable – Guest post by Daniel Slater”
Meet the Farmers – episode 37 – Helen Browning
Episode 37 of Meet the Farmers features Wiltshire farmer and Chief Executive of the Soil Association Helen Browning. From her inspirational great aunts to food ethics and from pigs and dairying to games of squash we cover a lot of ground in this episode! For previous episodes of the podcast click on the ‘Meet theContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – episode 37 – Helen Browning”
‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 36 – Patrick and Brian Barker
Patrick and Brian Barker (aka The Barker Boys) grow cereals, herbage grass seed, linseed, spring beans and, until recently, oil seed rape, across 513 hectares in Suffolk. Situated on the North Suffolk Claylands, the cousins have put active research at the heart of moving their business forwards as well as boosting biodiversity through conservation andContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 36 – Patrick and Brian Barker”
‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 34 -William Kendall
Episode 34 of the podcast features Suffolk based organic farmer and entrepreneur William Kendall. William is the Chair of drinks company Cawston Press as well as an advisor to several other companies. He formerly led The New Covent Garden Soup Company as well as Green & Black’s and is a Trustee of the Grosvenor EstateContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 34 -William Kendall”
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