S2, E3: '1st Gen Farming' with Floss Styles

Boots and Heels

27-11-2021 • 31 mins

What’s a first gen farmer? Can you put a lamb on your birthday list? Are Facebook followers just sheep?

Forget GenZ and make way for #FirstGen

In this episode, we speak to Floss Styles who created the First Gen Farmer Facebook group.

Her not-so-small Facebook following is, says Floss, not a following at all – it is a community.

Getting a foothold in agriculture can be really hard for those who didn’t grow up on a farm, but Floss say the internet has created so many opportunities for new entrants like her.

Find out how she got started on her farming journey and listen to her top tips for getting on that first rung.

Plus hear Lizzie’s funniest farming moment so far… and how not to get over an electric fence!