I joined Facebook in 2008 and it’s funny seeing memories pop up from 12 years ago. Social media has evolved so much and I never thought I’d end up working with it. My job didn’t even exist back when I was growing up on a small Whanganui farm!
Next door was our bigger family farm, run by my greatuncle with support from my late pop, Mel, who gave me my farming genes. I was on the back of a horse at 18 months old. Pop also taught me to fence and shear my first sheep! As I got older, I was usually off horse-riding or playing netball, but I helped him whenever I could.
I had all kinds of career ideas – teacher, weather lady, policewoman – but around sixth form, I started understanding the opportunities in agriculture. I also loved science, so did a Bachelor of Applied Science at Massey University, majoring in agribusiness.
I worked at a sea freight export company in Auckland for almost two years, then returned to Manawatu and worked for NZX Agri, which previously published Farmers Weekly. Then I applied for a role as FMG Publications’ social media specialist, which kicked off my journey into rural social media. I loved it because it was an area that was up-and-coming and had some autonomy.
This story is from the February 15, 2021 edition of New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
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