Meet the Farmers – Episode 47 with Emily McVeigh

In episode 47 of Meet the Farmers Ben speaks to Emily McVeigh at the Kenton Hall Estate in Suffolk. The business is a family business through and through with all members of the family involved in various enterprises, from arable to Longhorn cattle, a cookery school, glamping enterprise, weddings and events. Kenton Hall was oneContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – Episode 47 with Emily McVeigh”

Meet the Farmers – episode 46 with Fiona Siddall

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”

Meet the Farmers – episode 38 – Kit Papworth

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”

‘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”

#FarmerHealth – Meeting Anna Groom of AEG Nutrition

Regular readers of this blog will notice that mental and physical health, particularly within the farming community are becoming fairly frequent subjects on Thinking Country. To continue the theme I recently visited Anna Groom, who is an HCPC Registered Dietician and Sports Dietician  from Suffolk. Alongside working for the NHS Anna runs AEG nutrition whichContinueContinue reading “#FarmerHealth – Meeting Anna Groom of AEG Nutrition”