Meet the Team
We are proud to be a family-run business supported by a dedicated and friendly team, who help to keep everything running. Meet our main members of staff below.
Peter Brown
Director
Peter is Director of the business, having taken over from his father Richard in 2013. Peter oversees the whole business. On the arable side, he is responsible for the spraying and fertiliser spreading and on the animal side is in charge of the turkeys. Peter is also a trained butcher.
Outside of work: Peter enjoys reading, country music, and holidays in the caravan.
Hilary Brown
Farm Shop & Farm
Hilary set up the farm shop with husband Peter. As well as working in the farm shop, Hilary looks after the animals and is cow mad.
Outside of work: Hilary enjoys walking with the dogs in the countryside, going to music concerts and holidays in the caravan.
Jack Brown
Assistant Farm Manager – Operations
Jack is twins with Emily and is fourth generation on the farm. After studying Agriculture at Moulton College, Jack returned to the farm full time to work alongside his dad, Peter in 2018. Main responsibilities include working on the arable side of the business, such as drilling crops on the farm. He also helps to look after the animals.
Outside of work: Jack enjoys wood working, is an avid football supporter, and is an active member of Bedford Young Farmers.
Emily Brown
Assistant Farm Manager – Business
Emily is twins with Jack and is fourth generation on the farm. After obtaining a BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Harper Adams University, Emily worked in the wider agriculture industry before returning to the family business in 2026.
Outside of work: Emily is a big supporter of women’s sports, particularly rugby, and enjoys food, nutrition, live music and is an active member of Bedford Young Farmers.
Lindsey Fairweather
Farm Shop
Sisters with Hilary, Lindsey helped sell turkeys when Peter and Hilary first got together in the mid 1990s and helped on the farm, before moving into the farm shop.
Outside of work: Lindsey is a keen horserider and supports her daughters with their passion for riding too. She helps with local young farmers and enjoys staying active by paddleboarding and walking.
Katie Sargent
Farm Shop
Katie joined the team in autumn 2016, and gets stuck in with everything in the shop from the tea room, assisting on the butchery side and baking.
Outside of work: Katie is a big motorsports and ice hockey fan and a huge animal lover.
Mandi Pullinger
Farm Shop
Mandi has worked in the shop since autumn 2005 (the year the shop opened). Mandi is in charge of making sausages each week.
Outside of work: Mandi is an avid coffee lover, bingo connoisseur and keen on winning big.
Ollie Robinson
Butcher
Ollie started with us during the first Covid lockdown helping out on the farm before transitioning into the farm shop. He first helped with packing and delivering orders before training as a butcher, taking on the role as head butcher in September 2022.
Outside of work: Ollie enjoys scuba diving, swimming, rugby and is an active member of Bedford Young Farmers.
Darcey Smith
Part-time Farm Shop
Cousin’s with Jack and Emily, Darcey works part time in the shop whilst studying for her degree in Special Educational Needs and Disability.
Outside of work: Darcey enjoys reading and running.