More and more women are becoming farmers in the UK — and social media is giving them a chance to 'shout about it' BBCFarmingFocus
Hannah grew up in Wirral, near Liverpool, but moved to the Cumbrian countryside to be a farmer
"I'd never seen anything like it," she says."To watch the natural instincts of the lamb kicking and how well the mum was mothering was incredible."Around six years later, she runs a small farm in Cumbria with a flock of 120 sheep, while also looking after flocks on other nearby farms."I lamb thousands of sheep every year now, but it's still just as awesome," she says.
She also made a name for herself after becoming one of the first women to appear on Channel 4's reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins, in which ex-special forces soldiers put recruits through the SAS selection process. There is a negative perception in the UK that farming is not for academic people, she says."Even my husband was told: 'You're a clever boy, you shouldn't go into farming.'
There have been downsides to having children while working on the farm, however. Her first son was born during calving season -"a crazy, hectic time of year" - and as a new mum, Liz had to monitor the calves on her laptop from her hospital bed.Young women are also proving they can farm in urban areas. Sinead Fenton, 28, has been growing vegetables and edible flowers side-by-side on a small plot in east London for more than a year.
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