Meet the team...
Jeremy
Farm partner & chief thistler
Jeremy set the farm off in a nature-friendly direction when he began the conversion to organic in the 1980’s. He continues to be motivated by all things ecological and is never happier than when out in the fields removing docks & thistles from our pastures.
James
Farm partner & manager
James grew up on the farm and is currently the head honcho - although it doesn’t always feel like it when he’s shovelling dung! He is deeply committed to making the farm and estate work for local people and for nature while striving to balance the books.
Vicky
Farm partner & assistant manager
As the most recent farm partner, Vicky is working hard to connect the farm to more customers in order to help it weather whatever storms may happen in the future. She is one of the two main points of contact for customers emailing the dairy.
Robert
Head stockman
Robert has worked at North Aston Farms for over 30 years. A very experienced stockman with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the farm, he looks after the beef herd with James, does the lion’s share of the tractor work and is a great problem-solver of all things broken or troublesome around the farm – of which there are usually no shortage.
Nick
Sales & marketing manager
Nick spearheaded our transition to regenerative farming, and now handles marketing and sales for our beef, lamb and ice cream. After five years on the farm, he’s done everything from vegetable growing and milking cows to tractor work and haymaking - but these days, you’ll usually find him in the office or restocking our farm shop, which he built and runs. Always up for a challenge, his superpowers are planning and organisation!
Graham
Having worked at North Aston Dairy for over ten years, Graham is the primary office contact for our dairy customers. He also keeps track of the complicated business of making sure we have enough milk for the customers and enough customers for the milk! He enjoys the variety of his work - from milking and monitoring the wellbeing of the cows to helping write the monthly dairy newsletter and developing ice cream recipes.
Now hiring!
We are currently on the lookout for a new early-bird delivery driver to deliver milk and other fresh dairy products to our local community. Full details are here - please share!
Jo
Dairy assistant
Queen of cakes and cleaning, Jo works part-time helping with dairy processing and keeping the team supplied with goodies. She also works at North Aston Organics in the veg box packhouse.
Now hiring!
Dairy assistant
We are currently on the lookout for a new dairy assistant - please see more details here.
Early-bird delivery driver
Dairy foreman
Chris
Share farmer and contractor
First and foremost our friend and neighbour (at Fenemore Farms in Clifton), Chris also manages the sheep flock here and does much of the arable farming as a contractor.
He also helps out with haymaking and other jobs around the farm from time to time.
Bill
Hedge layer
Our retired stockman and shepherd, Bill still contributes to the farm every year, by laying another few hundreds yards of hedge. And what a beautiful job he does!
We are currently on the lookout for a young apprentice to work with him learning this valuable but endangered
traditional rural craft.
Pip, Monty and Luigi
Farm security
Our helpful hounds do their best to keep on top of the pheasant and rabbit population (with varying results) and alert us about uninvited visitors, while our cat Luigi provides crucial pest control in the farmyard.
They also make fabulous companions to cuddle with on the sofa after a long hard day.