Farming for a healthy future

Mark the Bowler Hat Farmer and Jon Cook are fighting back for our food

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JON COOK runs a small family farm near Swindon, producing raw, grass-fed milk using the cow-calf model.

Their calves stay with their mothers essential for ethical and healthy farming. They also raise 100 per cent grass-fed beef, milk-fed pork, honey, and eggs - all sold directly from their farm shack. Producing nutrient-dense food while fostering a genuine connection between farmers and the local community has always been Jon's focus.

MARK BYFORD, aka the Bowler Hat Farmer, has developed a change to conventional fruit and vegetable growing in Bury St Edmunds in the heart of Suffolk, by looking back at what the terms 'organic', 'natural', 'sustainable' and 'wholesome' actually mean, thus informing their growing strategy, including electro culture, hydroponics, biodiversity of soil, natural composts and fertilisers made on site - to name but a few.

TL: What do you each see as the core issues threatening a free and healthy future for our farms and farmers?