Who's who at Farm Cormwall.

Edward is well known to the farming community across Cornwall having held the position of Rural Support Manager for 15 years. 

He brings a lifetime of experiences in all types of farm management up to 1500 acres, farm education and most especially a love of farming that started when he was 12 years old. Like many others, he has enjoyed the highs of success in farming by developing an organic vegetable box scheme  and also growing an organic pig herd. These successes are tempered by set-backs to foot and mouth and BSE.

Many,many farming families have not only benefited from his experiential skills but also have been supported by Edward’s empathetic and confidential approach.  Edward complements his agricultural knowledge with an MBA in Business Administration so is well qualified to take an objective perspective when supporting those farmers in difficulty.

He was awarded the Trelawney Plate in 2024 in recognition of his engagement in the ​Cornish Agricultural community.

Louise is from a beef and sheep farm on the edge of Dartmoor. Having spent some time working in New Zealand and in Wales, Louise returned to Devon and has spent the last 20 years working with farmers in an advisory capacity, which has included work as a Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer in North Devon, and a training and events role at Dartmoor Hill Farm Project.

Louise has worked on agri-environment schemes for many years and enjoys working with farms to develop schemes that are suitable, practical and achievable.

Louse’s experiences are backed up by a 1^st Degree in Environmental Science and she has been FACTS qualified since 2015.

Paula brings a breadth of strategic, operational and hands on capabilities to support the future development of Farm Cornwall, as well as providing day to day help and support for the team who are responsible for delivery of its rural support services

Around the turn of the Millenium Paula was also involved in farming in Cornwall, in a family context and as a helping hand on the farm, but also as a farm secretary and administrator. She holds qualifications in Rural Business Administration from Duchy College and in 2006 she completed the Worshipful Company of Farmers Challenge of Rural Leadership Course. She has also previously worked for land and estate agents elsewhere in the UK, as well as working with other well-known agricultural charities and Government funded projects based in Cornwall. More recently this included some focussed on sustainable farming practices, building stakeholder partnerships and administrating grant funding.

Paula has worked in the charity sector in Cornwall for the past 20 years and has delivered key roles in highly successful voluntary organisations. In 2019 she was the IoD SW Region Director of the Year for the Third Sector.

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Debbie has worked with Farm Cornwall and the Penwith Farming Forum, as the group was originally named, since 2007 providing administrative, accounting and fundraising support. She is a member of the Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and works with a number of rural businesses in West Cornwall. She has previously managed a care farm for adults with learning disabilities and worked in the tourism sector both in Cornwall and Wiltshire. Outside of work her passion is gardening and she is a previous Show Director for the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show and now helps to stage the annual West Cornwall Flower Show in Marazion.

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