Back to Earth

The grain has ripened! The time has come! Join me as I witness my first harvest. I’ll be inspecting the fields with mum and Nigel, learning about grain and combine harvesters and checking out Quince Honey Farm to find out more about bees. Yes, BEES, they’re the hot new thing everyone’s talking about!  #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is our Patreon exclusive after-show series. This week we drink wine and tal...

The wheat and barley is turning a golden shade of yellow, and harvest is on the horizon. Join me as I, a professional big girl farmer, attend my first Straw Sale. I’ll be observing my fellow farmers, visiting my uncle’s vegetable patch, discovering the secrets of great composting, letting sleeping hedgehogs lie and discussing the highs and lows of growing my own tomatoes. #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is our P...

We’re going on an adventure! Join me on a bicycle ride along a tiny fraction of the mighty Tarka Line. I’ll be travelling through a marshland full of ducks and swans, a UNESCO biosphere full of snakes and soldiers and a coffee place that does fancy sourdough bagels, on a grand day out to my favourite beach in Britain.  #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is our Patreon exclusive after-show series. This week we...

It’s time to introduce another character in my podcast! By which I mean, a person in my life (I’ve got to stop calling my friends “characters”). Join me as I visit Kate in her allotment, and discover the joys of an affordable hobby that provides health, escapism and tasty produce. I’ll be learning about community gardens, starting an honesty box on the farm, tasting that rhubarb chutney and showin...

Well, well, well! Look who’s about to get schooled in the art of farming again. It’s me! Charlie! Join me for a sit down with my mum, as she listens to the last 4 episodes of the podcast and politely points out my mistakes. We’ll be taking a deeper dive into the farm’s history, talking mills, waterways, tasty potatoes and terrifying outcrops, celebrating our chickens and cursing those darned rabbi...

It’s the Charlie May cookery show with your host... Charlie May! Join me for some “food for thought” about the positive effects of gardening on my mental health. I’ll be picking rhubarb and turning it into delicious chutney, watching the vines finally get planted and talking to my partner in wine Ben about branding and marketing, and the exciting future of our vineyard.  #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is o...

They’re fluffy, they’re cuddly, they’re playful and cute, and they cause utter devastation to our flowers and veg gardens. Join me as I fend off our impending rabbit infestation! I’ll be building makeshift bunny-proof walls, planting yummy strawberries in the garden, giving the chickens their first taste of free range life with an outside coop and taking David on a romantic walk through the potato...

I’ve done it! I’ve finally done it! I’ve rescued and adopted some chickens! A huge thanks to the British Hen Welfare Trust for making my dreams come true. Join me as I take my feathered friends to their new home on the farm, to live out their retirement in comfort and safety. I’ll be checking in on the chooks, re-working the vinyard to get the soil P E R F E C T for the impending plantin...

Some people know him as Haz the Dude, others call him Harry, but to me he’ll always be bro. Join me as I take a walk in the woods with my only sibling. I’ll be discussing the future of the farm and the importance of being a custodian of the land, prepping the field ready for vine planting and learning to plough like a real farmer! Caution! This episode features fuzzy little lambs being adorably cu...

It’s that time again! Join me for a fireside chat with actual farmer “my mum” who will be listening to the last four episodes of the podcast and supplying insight and intrigue far beyond my own wavering knowledge. Join me for a nice talk about things! Things that include the old veg patch, wildlife conservation, mobile phones filled with straw and, unsurprisingly, beavers. We always have time for...

They build dams that take pollutants out of the water, encourage biodiversity, prevent floods AND they’re super adorable! I’m proud to announce that this podcast has officially become a beaver fancast! Join me as I begin my transformation into a paragon of environmentalism, like Captain Planet or The Green Giant! I’ll be planting seeds and watching them grow, planning a beaver invasion with mum an...

The prophecy has been fulfilled! The farmer’s daughter has returned, to take her rightful place as keeper of the all-powerful key. Join me as I revel in my important responsibility and mighty ability to open gates. I’ll be getting a closer look at grain collection, enjoying a mini-tour of our 500 year old farmhouse and taking the scenic route down to my dad’s pond.  #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is our Pa...

With phase one of the vineyard complete, the time has come to turn my steely gaze toward the abandoned vegetable patch. Join me as I ready the garden for Spring. I’ll be digging in the dirt, hacking back the unruly Tayberry bush (what even is a Tayberry anyway?) and reminiscing with mum about the master of the veg patch: my dad.  #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is our Patreon exclusive after-show series. Th...

They laughed at me when I said I was building a wine empire. Well who’s laughing now?! Not me, I’m digging holes on the top of a windswept hill in winter. Join me for some good old fashioned manual labour! I’ll be planting trees to protect the vineyard from vicious winds, chatting to farm manager Nigel about a very special lady and catching up with an old friend I knew a long, long time ago before...

You can always rely on your nearest and dearest to keep you grounded! Join me for a fireside chat with mum as we go over all the mistakes I’ve made on the podcast (so far!). I’ll be making weak excuses for my glaring errors, learning more about the history of the farm and hearing mum’s nightmarish experiences of Foot and Mouth. CONTENT WARNING! The Foot and Mouth stuff gets pretty grizzly, so mayb...

I know you probably think I’m a farm expert by now, but believe it or not there’s still a lot to learn! Join me for an exclusive interview with farm manager Nigel, who’s been working here since he was 16(!) years old. I’ll be pestering him with questions about the good old days of livestock farming, chatting with my husband about the bad old days of Foot and Mouth (the disease that ran rife throug...

Now this is what the countryside is all about… Wine tasting! Yes, I’m totally serious about growing grapes. Join me for some in-depth boozy research into local vineyard offerings. I’ll be scheming schemes, tapping my city contacts and building the foundations of my WINE EMPIRE, while my husband has a heart-to-heart with his work buddy.  #HASHTAGFARMLIFE is our Patreon exclusive after-show ser...

OK so I’m basically a farmer now! There are just a couple of things I need to know before I get stuck in. Like, what do farmers actually do? Join me on my first walk to my new job, along the North Devon Tarka Trail! I’ll be staggering my way up the infamous 'beetroot hill', checking out my new studio (an old shed) and cosying up in front of the fireplace for a cute chat with mum about the decline...

Goodbye London! You’ve been my home for 10 glorious years, but now it’s time to pack up all my worldly possessions and move to the greener pastures of North Devon. I’m going to be a farmer! Join me as I begin my new life of welly boots and flat caps (I’m not wearing flat caps) upon the rolling hills of the West Country. I’ll be flexing my limited agricultural knowledge, getting nostalgic about my...