Episode 6: Martin Lines

About our speaker

Martin Lines is a third generation farmer from Cambridgeshire, who takes his role as custodian of the land very seriously.

He is also CEO of The Nature Friendly Farming Network which advocates for sustainable food and farming in the UK.

Martin was nominated for the podcast by the food writer and campaigner Henry Dimbleby, who says he loves the way Martin 'shows' rather than 'tells' when he talks about things that work.

You can see Martin in action on YouTube, where he gives detailed accounts of the things he has tried on his farm.

In this episode, Martin talks about his school days and his ambitions for the future as well as the challenges he had pivoting the farm away from older production techniques.

Martin is a farmer and contractor in South Cambridgeshire, growing mainly arable crops on his family farm and rented land. He has a special interest in farm conservation management, currently running an ELS and HLS agreement and has Countryside Stewardship schemes on land he rents and manages. He also supports the delivery of Stewardship schemes for a number of other farmers. Martin is the NFFN Chief Executive Officer and hopes to see the network grow with like-minded farmers and land managers who will work together, sharing best practices and demonstrating what can be accomplished for nature and the environment while producing great produce.