Agriculture on the marshes

Farming in Norfolk through the years (1930-2020s)

Austin’s story is part of the Norfolk Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) interviews with Broads farmers conducted under the Water Mills and Marshes project.

Third generation Broads farmer (1950s to 2020s)

Richard’s story is part of the Norfolk Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) interviews with Broads farmers conducted under the Water Mills and Marshes project.

Third generation marshland farmer with Scottish roots (1920s-2019)

Peter farms on marshland in Norfolk. Like many others, his grandfather came from Scotland in 1922 and farmed the marginally better land to be found

A Neatishead farm boy (1950s-2018)

John’s mother ran the village shop in Neatishead for over forty years, it was a meeting place for all the locals and farm workers. John

Farming the Marshes (1938-2018)

Richard comes from a family of farmers. He tells us about his life working on his farm on the marshes at Langley. I was born

Changing times in farming (1930s-2018)

Henry is a Norfolk farmer whose ancestors came from Scotland to Norfolk. He talks about his working life and the changes which have occurred since

Cows, hens and holiday makers: a complete family farm (1970-2018)

David, Joanna and Margaret talk about their complete family farm, including cows, chickens and holiday lets at Wheatacre in Norfolk. David … I was born