Farm Stories: 13 years as a grower, not one of them easy
Sarah Alun-Jones Sarah Alun-Jones

Farm Stories: 13 years as a grower, not one of them easy

I became an organic grower 13 years ago. I was 22, living above a corner shop in east London and studying for a Masters. I was studying film and anthropology and found it fascinating, but I was struggling to see the point of doing it as a career. I come from a line of doctors, teachers, and vets so purposeful work, as it turned out, was very important to me. And at this point in my life, with a degree and a first class Masters to my name, I felt anything but useful.

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