Join me as I chat to Rory Mellis, Director of IJ Mellis Cheese the home of Scottish Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese.  We taste cheese and Whisky in preparation for Burn's Night and talk about the future of Scottish cheese.

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Rory Mellis of I.J. Mellis Cheese

Join me as I chat to farmhouse cheese icon Sarah Appleby about cheese, the family farm and their move towards a holistic, pasture fed, regenerative model of farming.

Sarah Appleby of Appleby's Cheshire

Join me as I chat to James Robinson Organic Dairy farmer and environmentalist.  We talk ancient boundaries, farming with nature and how farmers are the eternal optimists!

James Robinson of Strickley Dairy Farm in Cumbria

Join me as I talk to Fiona Provan again for the Cellarman Podcast.  We discuss cows, milk and kindness as well as railing against the status quo.  Fiona is an awesome human and it was a pleasure talking to her!

Fiona Provan of The Calf at Foot Dairy Part 2

Join me as I chat to Fiona Provan of The Calf at Foot Dairy about how she came to farm the way she does.  This is the first of two parts and we focus on Fiona herself, the many and varied things that have made her who she is today.

Fiona Provan of The Calf at Foot Dairy Part 1

Join me as I continue m chat with Rebecca Hosking and Adrienne Eiser Treeby - we talk food and farming, sustainability, regenerative approaches and of course.... Grandmas.

Rebecca Hosking of The Forever Flock and Adrienne Eiser Treeby of Crown & Queue PART2

Join me as I chat to Rebecca from The Forever Flock and Adrienne from Crown & Queue.  We talk about the relationship between producers, farmers and the environment around them and everything in between.  We covered a lot of ground so this is a two parter!

Rebecca Hosking of The Forever Flock and Adrienne Eiser Treeby of Crown & Queue PART 1

Join me as I chat to Ben Walgate owner and maker at the amazing Tillingham Wines.  Ben makes Biodynamic, natural wines down in Sussex near Rye, they have in many ways taken the market by storm.  We talk very little about wine but rather focus on his farming methods and his hopes for the future!

Ben Walgate of Tillingham Wine

join me as I chat to New Zealander Tim Williams about how he found Regenrative Agriculture, the difficulties of pasture fed defintitions and the future of farming.

Tim Williams aka Pasturegeek

Join me as I chat to Matt Chatfield who raises amazing quality "Cull Yaw" and in partnership with Grazier and Master Butchers Phillip Warren delivers "The Iberico of Sheep's Meat" to top restaurants and the general public.  We talk regenerative v Low input agriculture, Silvopasture and the next exciting steps for The Cornwall Project.

Matt Chatfield of The Cornwall Project

Join me as I chat to Nick Millard formerly of Hafod Cheddar and now Herdsman at Westcombe Dairy.  We chat cows, milk, cheese (of course), regenerative agriculture, the future of UK food and farming and we don't even mention the fact he used to drum for the Kooks!    

Nick Millard Herdsman at Westcombe Dairy

Join me as I speak to Diana Rodgers of Sustainable Dish, Nutritionaist, farmer, advocate and now author and filmaker.  Diana's passion is how food feeds us whilst feeding the environment.  We discuss the place of livestock in a sustainable food system, the future of food and of course her book and the accompanying film , Sacred Cow

Diana Rodgers of Sustainable Dish

Join me as I talk to Cathy St Germans founder of the online database Farms to Feed Us.  Farms to Feed Us is a way for people to go direct to the UK's best producers, they are advocates for a better way to farm and a more sustainable way to feed the nation.

Cathy St Germans of Farms to Feed Us

Join me as I chat to one of my all time favourite cheese people, Mary Quicke.  We talk via Zoom (of course) about how Quicke's was hit in the early days of Covid19, we discuss the comparison with foot and mouth and we also touch on the future of food in the UK in particular the trade deals with the US and how that could cause untold damage to our food and farming communities.

Mary Quicke of Quicke's Traditional Cheddar

Join me as I chat to Mike Thomson the creator of the beautiful raw milk stilton style cheese Young Buck. We talk about his origin story, the dreaded B-word and how an emphasis on local both defines and future proofs his business.

Mike Thompson of Mike's Fancy Cheese

Come with me as I travel round the UK meeting and chatting to the very best producers of artisan cheese and craft drinks.

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