Field to Front Door

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ This one was recorded live from Groundswell, with David, Martin and Wallace all together in person for the first time after months of recording remotely.   We covered plenty in this episode, from the atmosphere at Groundswell and why it’s become such an important event for farmers, through to regenerative farming, cover crops, soil biology and how...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace catching up after a busy few weeks of events, farm work and plenty of challenges along the way.  A big focus of this episode was peony season and the reality of trying to get thousands of stems picked, packed and delivered at exactly the right stage. We got into subscription boxes, customer expectations, delivery headaches...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace catching up right in the middle of what can only be described as peak peony madness.   A big part of this episode focused on the realities of direct selling during the busiest part of the season. We got into subscription boxes, picking peonies at exactly the right stage, managing labour, and the challenge of trying to get...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace this time chatting right in the middle of peony season pressure, with everything starting to speed up very quickly on farm.   A big part of this episode was around direct selling and how different things become when you’re dealing with the customer yourself rather than supermarkets. We got into the reality of picking peoni...

Field to Front Door – Episode 6 on regenerative farming, soil biology and getting out your comfort zone Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace this time getting really stuck into regenerative farming, soil health and what changing systems on farm actually looks like in practice.   A big focus of this episode was David starting to move parts of the farm towards...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace picking things up again with a real mix of what’s happening on farm right now and where things might be heading next.   We covered everything from late frosts and irrigation to how that actually impacts crops on the ground, through to peony season kicking off and the pressure of getting everything picked, packed and delive...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace picking things back up again, this time right on the edge of peony season kicking off and everything that comes with it.  We covered a mix in this one from the reality of seasonal pressure with peonies and getting everything lined up for harvest, through to weather challenges across the UK and how different things look dep...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace this time joined by Sophia as well, which brought a really good angle looking at the next generation and what farming looks like coming through.  We covered a proper mix in this one from peony production and how that whole system works, through to direct selling, subscriptions and building a customer base that actually val...

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️ David, Martin and Wallace picking things straight back up where we left off, still very much figuring out what this is and where it could go.  This one was a proper deep dive into farming realities. We got into everything from sugar beet and margins through to regen, inputs and whether it’s actually possible to grow without sprays. There’s a real h...

In this opening episode of Field to Front Door, Martin Caunce and David Wheatley sit down with Wallace Currie to test an idea that has been brewing for just 24 hours. From arable crops and flour milling to peonies, orchards and social media, the conversation explores what it really takes to sell direct and rebuild trust between farmer and consumer. Honest, off the cuff and unfiltered, this sets th...