Hannah Russell: “I wanted to specialise in the rare breed sector”
29th March 2023
As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to best-selling author Hannah Russell about her journey to owning a smallholding.
Bridging the gap between farm and the consumer is something that lots of farmers are trying to do in an effort to help more people understand the reality of what goes into producing their food, and hopefully alter public opinion on why supporting and buying British is so important.
As part of their work on social media to contribute to farmer’s efforts in showcasing British agriculture, A-Plan Rural Insurance have setup a Rural Community blog, where they invite farmers to give their experiences in the industry, sharing their contributions to over 115,000 followers on Instagram. Since starting the blog, A-Plan Rural have worked with a great variety of farmers from differing backgrounds and locations all over the UK.
In their latest blog, they spoke with Hannah Russell, a renowned author, public speaker, business woman, charity ambassador and all round animal lover. She owns a smallholding and is the founder of ‘Swinton Green Visitors Centre’ at Swinton Estate, North Yorkshire (set to open in 2023) where she lives with her team of animals. She is working towards offering smallholding courses for budding ‘smallholders’ where there will be an opportunity to learn about shearing, worming and general animal health.
Read the full blog here.
