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.
Graham
Dairy foreman
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.
Laura
Dairy & Meat
Brand new to farming but with rich experience in customer experience and systems design, Laura is the main office contact at the farm. Between milking and ice-cream making she looks after our online shop and helps out wherever it's needed. Can be found admiring laid hedges and nicknaming the calves.
We also have a small team of relief milkers - currently Sasha, Grace and Haruru - who fill in the gaps in our milking rota.
If you would also like to help us out, a good place to start is by joining the North Aston Thistling Society, our growing band of volunteers who help us with hand-weeding, fencing, and other fun jobs!
Get in touch for details and the chance for a hard day's work in the fields and slap-up lunch!
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.
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.