Josh studied History at the University of York and then worked in London for a number of years, but never really connected with the work or city living that much. In between all this he would spend months volunteering on organic farms in Europe where he fell in love with the countryside, way of life and feeding local communities. Josh learnt a great deal from these experiences and even more back in the UK on the farms he has worked on. For Josh it’s all about the food, the stuff that makes us and the care and energy that goes into nurturing a seed into something that people get to eat and enjoy, with all the different colours, tastes and textures that comes with it. Josh is committed to connecting people with their food and where it comes from and leaving the land better than when we found it. After meeting as growing apprentices Daylesford Organics, Chloe and Josh traveled to New Zealand to visit and volunteer on highly productive small scale farms. When they came back to the UK we joined a large field scale farm and learnt how to grow veg with tractors to fill over 300 veg boxes a week. Then in 2018 Josh and Chloe set up a terraced 1/8th acre agroecological market garden in Buckfastleigh growing veg, microgreens, herbs and cut flowers to sell at Exeter Farmers Market, shops and restaurants and through a small veg box scheme. Liv, Henry, Chloe and Josh met a few years back throughout the wider market gardening community in the South West. We have stayed in touch and over the years become friends. Chloe and Josh came to join Henry and Liv at Down Farm in 2022 an we have been working collaboratively since!