James Rebanks, Land Rover & The Prince’s Countryside Fund rural bursary
James Rebanks
James Rebanks is a Herdwick sheep farmer from Penrith, Cumbria.
He was awarded the Bursary last year (2013) in order to help develop his family’s sheep farm and Sheep School project.
James’ family-run farm business is very traditional and runs the native local breeds – the Herdwick and the Swaledale. It is operated in an environmentally friendly manner with various conservation projects on the land.
The farm has a huge following on Twitter with thousands of followers from around the world and James and his wife, Helen, are busy developing a ‘The Herdwick Sheep School,’ which aims to bring school groups on to the farm to learn about the ancient traditions and farming techniques of the Lake District.
James applied to the Land Rover Bursary to help with the day to day farm business and to make the farm accessible for Sheep School visitors. James needed a suitable vehicle for tackling the varied rural terrain and one that will go on to help in his quest to educate visitors about farming and food and the new Freelander 2 has helped him to do just that.
See the video here
