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About Will Evans
From banking to baking – George Young’s journey to agro-ecology
George Young is one of the most interesting people, let alone farmers, that I know. Listen in as he talks…
Fieldwork: what land does to people, and what people do to land
Bella Bathurst has written one of the best books about farmers and their relationship to the land that I’ve ever…
Kate Rowell – from vet, to farmer, to leader
Kate Rowell is one of my favourite people in farming. Listen in as we talk about her family farm, working…
Groundswell founder, John Cherry, on his regenerative farming journey
John Cherry talks about his journey into regenerative farming, direct drilling, herbal leys, mob grazing, and of course Groundswell! This…
Farming on a larger scale – perception vs reality?
Shane McAuliffe farms pigs – lots of pigs! Listen as we talk about his family business in County Kerry in…
Selling fleeces and teaching farmers – Gillian Dixon in Devon
Gillian Dixon talks to me about her farm in Devon where she and her husband, Ian, have several traditional breeds…
How a life-changing injury led Katie Quinn to cheese, wine, and bread in Italy
Journalist, YouTuber, podcaster and now book author, Katie Quinn talks all about her early life working in New York,…
Farming organically, growing up gay, and love-hating social media – meet Ben Andrews
Ben Andrews talks about his organic mixed farm, his love-hate relationships with social media, and growing up gay in a…
From trading tropical oils, to going organic – farmer Ian Pigott shares all
The man in the pink shirt, Ian Pigott, talks about his time trading tropical oils in London, converting to organic…
The Herdwick Shepherd – early farm life and studying at Oxford Uni
The man I’ve wanted to interview since I started the podcast in March 2017 – The Herdwick shepherd, James Rebanks….
The hare that convinced farmer John Pawsey to go organic
In one of my favourite interviews so far, John Pawsey talks about his journey into farming, his love of punk…
Cheese chat: Inside the Courtyard Dairy
Everyone loves cheese, right? Tonight I talked to cheesemonger and owner of the multi-award winning Courtyard Dairy in West Yorkshire,…
The ‘unexpected’ farmer and global machinery dealer
George Sly talks about the agri-engineering business he started at 21 that now exports machines all around the world. We…
Parrots, sheep, and not much sleep – one woman’s tale of farming
Honest, open, heartwarming, and funny. Just some of the reasons why Kit Russell is one of my favourite people to…
Twist in the tail: Swapping corporate life for pig farming
After 15 years in corporate jobs, Martha Roberts swapped her fast car for a truck and a few pigs, and…
Farmer Mark Lea on taking the unconventional route
One of the best things about hosting this podcast is getting the chance to speak to people like organic farmer…