Meet the Team
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Background: Vet, Poultry advisor, Pet Blood Bank
Current role: Director and co-founder of Solsgirth Home Farm and Big Birds Produce Ltd
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Jan would like the farm to run as a regenerative agricultural farm and be sustainable. Her aim is to encourage small business development, creating a community hub with regular farmers markets and encouraging people to be involved in the farm. She wants to educate people to understand the number of different jobs that are involved in farming, from livestock care to marketing to planning and design (& accountancy!)
Background: Animal Care Assistant, Setting up emergency clinics
Current role: Support Manager, Managing Solsgirth Properties
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Mags brings her amazing attention to detail and organisation skills to the role of Support Manager, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running at Solsgirth. Although she can and does turn her hand to anything her focus is on managing our various properties where her eye for detail and knack at interior design are invaluable. Mags also gives some much needed common sense at times!
Background: Farming, Army, Horticulture, Web Design, Estate Manager
Current role: Farm Manager
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Wayne manages the farm, helping with regeneration agriculture and conservation, learning some new ways of farming as well as keeping some traditional ways too. He has a keen interest in bees and horticulture, ideal for working with the apiaries and orchards. And Wayne is extremely useful around the farm as he can design, build and fix most things, helping to keep the farm running efficiently.
Background: Computer Arts, Social Media, Farming
Current role: General Site Assistant
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Dawn grew up locally and, since completing her PGDip in Career Guidance, now plays a pivotal role in farm operations. She manages website updates, runs our social media channels, ensuring each post reflects Solsgirth. Dawn is also responsible for responding to enquiries, overseeing admin tasks, writing farm blogs, and pitching in hands-on whenever needed , whether that’s helping out in the farmyard or setting up for our markets.
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When she’s not behind a keyboard, you’ll likely find her with a camera or phone in hand, clambering for “the best angle” of a goat yawn or a photogenic piglet.
Background: Animal Care & Horticulture
Current role: Agriculture Assistant
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​Rebekah met her first dairy goat kid when she was 13, it was owned by a family friend who gave her the chance to show it at the Royal Highland Show. She raised it to become Champion Goat four years later. After school she studied Animal Care and Horticulture at Scotland’s Rural College. She has worked for a community interest company teaching children and adults, alongside her goat escapades and breeding her own hybrid succulents. Rebekah has now returned to her first love - working with animals - and is our Agricultural Assistant.