Jonty is a tenant and manager of a 75ha organic 'regenerative' farm in the Cotswolds working with his wife, Mel. As tenants of the National Trust on the Sherborne Park Estate they aim to deliver quality product and a thriving environment with particular focus on traditional breed cattle (Herefords), sheep (Cotswolds), farmland birds and species rich grassland (under OELS/HLS). They sell 'pasture fed' beef, lamb and pork directly to the consumer, run a small livery enterprise and offer farm educational visits to local schools, colleges and interest groups. Jonty and Mel also offer bespoke tipi weddings in their wildflower meadows, sell honey and organic veg.

Jonty is also General Manager of FarmED, which aims to promote and accelerate the transition towards regenerative farming and sustainable food systems by providing inspirational education, innovative research, practitioner led knowledge exchange and personal development opportunities. FarmED provides an inspiring platform to stimulate debate and inspire a diverse range of audiences, from school children to farmers and rural entrepreneurs as well as any individual or organisation with an interest in agroecology, food and the countryside.

Conygree Farm: www.conygreefarm.co.uk

Cotswold Market Garden: www.cotswoldmarketgarden.co.uk

Farm Ed: https://www.farm-ed.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jontyfarmed

Host profile: Dr David Bozward

David Bozward is Head of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) at the Royal Agricultural University. As a serial technology entrepreneur, educator, mentor and authority on international youth entrepreneurship with over 20 years entrepreneurial business experience, he brings a wide range of leading-edge practical industry centred experience to education, providing both a theoretically informed and practice led approach to business management education.

Over the last ten years he has successfully created and delivered enterprise and entrepreneurship education through a number of government and university organisations. He has designed and delivered a broad range of national and international extracurricular entrepreneurship interventions, university elective modules and a venture creation degree programmes.

In 2016, he was invited to be a member of Maserati 100 the top 100 individuals in the UK actively supporting the next generation of future entrepreneurs and was awarded a lifetime fellowship of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.

Linkedin URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bozward/

SBE Profile: https://www.rau.ac.uk/business-and-entrepreneurship-school

SBE Research Profile: https://www.rau.ac.uk/research/SBE