Episodes
This series was produced to mark the centenary of biodynamic agriculture, founded by Rudolf Steiner in 1924. This episode looks at biodynamic farming today and looks ahead to the future of the movement.
Published 11/22/24
This series was produced to mark the centenary of biodynamic agriculture, founded by Rudolf Steiner in 1924. This episode explores biodynamic farming and the history and roots of the movement.
Published 11/22/24
Rebecca Tonks runs St Ewe Eggs based in Cornwall. Ben speaks to her to find out more about her story.
Published 11/18/24
Ben hears from Tim May and John Cherry about PitchUp - a concept that could revolutionise the way business is done in the countryside.
Published 11/11/24
Ben reviews last week's budget and also hears from Carol Paris from the Royal Bath and West Society and Tamara Giltsoff from the upcoming Land Alive event about a new prize being launched in connection with Land Alive.
Published 11/04/24
Ben learns all about a business growing tea in Wales.
Published 10/28/24
Ben meets David and Cora Cooper who farm 3500 sheep on over 5000 acres of hill land in Ayrshire.
Published 10/21/24
Ben visits Chet Valley Vineyard in Norfolk to meet wine maker John Hemmant and learn about English wine making.
Published 10/14/24
Ben speaks to Farmers Weekly columnist Cath Morley about life on her family's dairy farm in Lancashire, growing up in Derbyshire, the future of dairy, robot milking and writing for Farmers Weekly.
Published 10/07/24
Ben speaks to Chloe Lucas from Essex who was inspired to get into agriculture after watching Clarkson's Farm during lockdown.
Published 09/30/24
Ben speaks to Holly Moscrop who was diagnosed with ME and PoTS when she was 16, but this doesn't stop her from being a core member of the family farm team.
Published 09/23/24
Ben speaks to Sussex herb and flower grower Sinead Fenton.
Published 09/16/24
Ben speaks to shepherd Ed Munt.
Published 09/09/24
The podcast harvest special featuring harvest reports from Richard Heady, Charles Anyan, Andrew Wilson and Andrew Court.
Published 09/02/24
Ben is joined by insect farmer and Nuffield scholar David Tavenor to discuss insect farming as a livestock protein source.
Published 08/19/24
Ben speaks to the CEO of the Sustainable Food Trust and Ceredigion dairy farmer Patrick Holden.
Published 08/12/24
Ben delves into the archive to speak to Helen Browning and Edward Vipond.
Published 08/05/24
Ben delves into the Meet the Farmers archive and digs up 2 previous episodes.
Published 07/29/24
Ben delves into the MTF archive again and this week Wilfred Emmanuel Jones and Anna Jones are featured.
Published 07/22/24
Ben delves into the archive featuring 3 farmers from previous episodes.
Published 07/15/24
Ben meets former vegan and current dairy farmer Alistair Macbeth.
Published 07/08/24
Ben visits Groundswell and speaks to farmers about scaling regenerative agriculture.
Published 07/01/24
Ben meets Jake Freestone, the farm manager at Overbury Farms in Worcestershire.
Published 06/24/24
Ben is joined by dairy farmer Rory Christie who farms 100 cows in south west Scotland.
Published 06/17/24