9/12/2023 0 Comments Pinterest farmhouseIan and project manager Emily Harmon contacted Josh two years ago, asking him to create a market garden that would support the restaurants. ‘Ian’s ethos is that the food should be a celebration of Devon, so he wanted a farming style that matched his cooking,’ says Josh. Overseen by executive chef Ian Webber, The Farmers Arms is already earning a reputation for its menu of imaginative dishes made from farm-grown or locally foraged produce, while Wulfheard Manor hotel is due to open in 2025. Owned by Michael and Xochi Birch, co-founders of social networking site Bebo, this sustainably run farm will supply the couple’s recently acquired pub and hotel in the village of Woolfardisworthy (also known as Woolsery). He is putting this knowledge to good use at Birch Farm in Devon. In the space of just over 10 years, he has travelled widely to learn about new methods of growing food sustainably. He seeks out information, soaks it up and not only energetically puts into practice what he has learned, but also communicates his knowledge eloquently. Josh Sparkes has one of the most inquiring – and retentive – minds of anyone I have met. Josh with his dog Twinkle in the Edible Forest at Birch Farm Jooney Woodward
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