Growing up, Anna Jackson was encouraged by her farming parents to leave the family farm and get a proper job.
And she soon found herself working as a busy photographer in London and all over the world.
But when Covid hit, her work immediately dried up and she was forced to move back home to the very farm she grew up on.
Initially having no interest in farming, Anna's life changed when she was given the responsibility of rearing an orphaned lamb, Timmy.
And when she found out her dad had been transitioning to regenerative farming, her interest in farming as a career blossomed.
Anna's life took a new direction and she is now a regenerative farmer in Lincolnshire.
In this episode, we discuss Anna’s transition from city life to rural farmer, how regenerative farming works, why we should wear more wool, the importance of diversity, not only on the fields, but also in the farming business, her involvement in the recent 6 Inches of soil documentary, the challenges she faces being a female farmer, and her thoughts on the plant based diet.
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farmerannajackson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annaracheljackson/
Pink Pig Farm: https://www.pinkpigfarm.co.uk/
Mentioned in the Podcast
TheRunnerBeans: https://www.instagram.com/therunnerbeans/
Midnight Runners: https://www.instagram.com/midnightrunnerslondon/
Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown: https://www.waterstones.com/book/dirt-to-soil/gabe-brown/9781603587631
Groundswell: https://groundswellag.com/
Farm Carbon Toolkit: https://farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/
Regen Consultant Ben Taylor-Davies https://www.regenben.com/
Woven Beyond: https://wovenbeyond.com/
Six Inches of Soil: https://www.sixinchesofsoil.org/
Riverfood: https://www.riverford.co.uk/
Future Food Movement: https://futurefoodmovement.com/
Environmental Farmers Group: https://www.environmentalfarmersgroup.co.uk/
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