Cellarman Podcast

Did you know there was a brief moment in time when Baron Bigod could have been a box of free range eggs?I'm at the kitchen table with Jonny Crickmore, hearing how the Fen Farm Dairy we know today came into being. From Jonny's childhood growing up bunking off school to join the hay harvest to becoming Britains most beloved cheese brand.We also hear from Jonny's Father Graham, who always knew Jonny was destined for farming.Part One of Two Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm back at Jonny's table. This time we're discussing how Baron Bigod come to be. From selling raw milk Jonny saw a gap in the market for a new British Cheese, a raw milk brie that from humble beginnings became Britains best loved cheese brand.We also hear from Ivan Larcher, a French cheese guru without whom this may have never happened at all... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak to George Webber, the inspirational Deputy Head of Greenside Primary School.  George is responsible for a new way of thinking at Greenside, under her stewardship the curriculum is now taught through the lens of regenerative agriculture and food.  The kids grow wheat, they bake bread and they all eat nutritious food made in house. I often hear that the problems in food and farming are reflective of a broader cultural malaise, surely the best way to combat this is through introducing a different way of being to the next generation.

I chat to Trevor Warmedhal appropriately as he sits in Departures ready to head off for 10 days in Iceland. If you don't follow Trevor's work already then you should, he travels to some incredible places, meets incredible people and all in the name of cheese. We will check in with Trevor as he moves from country to country and hear the stories of the people and places he encounters along the way.

Join me as I chat to Rory Mellis, Director of IJ Mellis Cheese the home of Scottish Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese.  We taste cheese and Whisky in preparation for Burn's Night and talk about the future of Scottish cheese.

Join me as I chat to farmhouse cheese icon Sarah Appleby about cheese, the family farm and their move towards a holistic, pasture fed, regenerative model of farming.

Join me as I chat to James Robinson Organic Dairy farmer and environmentalist.  We talk ancient boundaries, farming with nature and how farmers are the eternal optimists!

Join me as I talk to Fiona Provan again for the Cellarman Podcast.  We discuss cows, milk and kindness as well as railing against the status quo.  Fiona is an awesome human and it was a pleasure talking to her!

Join me as I chat to Fiona Provan of The Calf at Foot Dairy about how she came to farm the way she does.  This is the first of two parts and we focus on Fiona herself, the many and varied things that have made her who she is today.

Join me as I continue m chat with Rebecca Hosking and Adrienne Eiser Treeby - we talk food and farming, sustainability, regenerative approaches and of course.... Grandmas.

Join me as I chat to Rebecca from The Forever Flock and Adrienne from Crown & Queue.  We talk about the relationship between producers, farmers and the environment around them and everything in between.  We covered a lot of ground so this is a two parter!

Join me as I chat to Ben Walgate owner and maker at the amazing Tillingham Wines.  Ben makes Biodynamic, natural wines down in Sussex near Rye, they have in many ways taken the market by storm.  We talk very little about wine but rather focus on his farming methods and his hopes for the future!

join me as I chat to New Zealander Tim Williams about how he found Regenrative Agriculture, the difficulties of pasture fed defintitions and the future of farming.

Join me as I chat to Matt Chatfield who raises amazing quality "Cull Yaw" and in partnership with Grazier and Master Butchers Phillip Warren delivers "The Iberico of Sheep's Meat" to top restaurants and the general public.  We talk regenerative v Low input agriculture, Silvopasture and the next exciting steps for The Cornwall Project.

Join me as I chat to Nick Millard formerly of Hafod Cheddar and now Herdsman at Westcombe Dairy.  We chat cows, milk, cheese (of course), regenerative agriculture, the future of UK food and farming and we don't even mention the fact he used to drum for the Kooks!    

Join me as I speak to Diana Rodgers of Sustainable Dish, Nutritionaist, farmer, advocate and now author and filmaker.  Diana's passion is how food feeds us whilst feeding the environment.  We discuss the place of livestock in a sustainable food system, the future of food and of course her book and the accompanying film , Sacred Cow

Join me as I talk to Cathy St Germans founder of the online database Farms to Feed Us.  Farms to Feed Us is a way for people to go direct to the UK's best producers, they are advocates for a better way to farm and a more sustainable way to feed the nation.

Join me as I chat to one of my all time favourite cheese people, Mary Quicke.  We talk via Zoom (of course) about how Quicke's was hit in the early days of Covid19, we discuss the comparison with foot and mouth and we also touch on the future of food in the UK in particular the trade deals with the US and how that could cause untold damage to our food and farming communities.

Join me as I chat to Mike Thomson the creator of the beautiful raw milk stilton style cheese Young Buck. We talk about his origin story, the dreaded B-word and how an emphasis on local both defines and future proofs his business.

Join me as I chat through Zoom to two of the country's foremost Cider makers and communicators.  James and Susanna set up Little Pomona in 2015 following careers in wine and journalism, they create beautifully crafted, naturally made ciders, a real reflection of the Herefordshire countryside. Buy cider and beautiful merch from https://littlepomona.com/ Follow them on instagram @littlepomona And for the cider map we chatted about go to https://www.ciderbuzz.co.uk/about

Join me as I chat via Zoom to Martin Gott, a "cult figure" in the cheese world.  He makes a wonderful washed rind raw sheep milk cheese on his farm in Cumbria.    

Join me as I speak to Dairy farmer, cheesemaker and activist Patrick Holden.  We discuss the Covid-19 crisis in the context of his business and how the food systems we have now need to be future proofed with a greater focus on and support for sustainable practices.

I speak to Andy of The Courtyard Dairy. He's appeared before on the Cellarman podcast but obviously we live in very different times. Andy speaks about how his business has had to find ways to survive and the responsibility he feels for the producers he supports.

Join me as I speak to Carlos Yescas, former diplomat and now cheesemonger.  Born in bred in Mexico now living in the US, Carlos is an advocate for Raw milk production and speaks amazingly about the socio-economic effects of Covid-19 in the US, in Mexico and around the world.

This is an experiment... It's immersive.  Sit with a glass of cider and a plate of delicious things and discover the origins of a new cheese created by two great producers, Tom Oliver of Oliver's Cider and David Jowett of Kingstone Dairy.  It's a departure for The Cellarman Podcast, more of a rambling chat over good food - a bit of escapism at a time when we need it.

Join me as I chat to Jason Hinds of Neal's Yard Dairy.  This is an overview of the industry at this time of crisis, we discuss the challenges faced and the opportunities for producers in "The After"

Join me as I catch up with Andrea Power of Hatchman's Cheeses in Barbados.  Covid-19 is a global crisis and I want to start to paint the picture of global cheese. 

Join me as I catch up with Julianna Sedli owner of the Old Cheese Room.  We talk COvid-19, the troubles they are facing and how they are looking to overcome for a brighter, more local future

I catch up with Jonny Crickmore of Fen Farm Dairy, producer of Baron Bigod.  I wanted to hear how he's dealing with the Covid-19 crisis.  

Join me as I taste cheese with Jenny Linford, Food Writer and Author of The Missing Ingredient, a great book all about the many roles time plays in our food and drink. We start in Neal's Yard where cheesemongers Will and Phil give us a delicious taste of some great cheese whilst giving us a little insight into the dark arts of the cheesemonger. We then wander Borough Market engaging in some  Jenny's book is published by Penguin and is widely available at all good outlets!    

  Join me for part two of the Bristol Cider Salon.  The brain child of Tom Oliver of Oliver's Cider and Perry and Martin Berkley of Pilton Cider and with the help of Felix Nash of the Fine Cider Co. Cider Salon was the bringing together of some of our finest cider producers.  I had the great pleasure of chatting and tasting with some real beverage heroes including; Martyn Goodwin-Sharman of Clapton Craft N4 and general booze poet. Felix Nash of the Fine Cider Co.  Ben Walgate of Starvecrow Cider Gabe Cook the Ciderologist  Ryan Burke of Angry Orchard    

Join me in Bristol at the inaugural Cider Salon.  The brain child of Tom Oliver of Oliver's Cider and Perry and Martin Berkley of Pilton Cider and with the help of Felix Nash of the Fine Cider Co. Cider Salon was the bringing together of some of our finest cider producers.  I had the great pleasure of chatting and tasting with some real beverage heroes including; Gabe Cook the Ciderologist Johnny Mills of Mill's Brewing Theo Cobb from Hawke's James Forbes of Little Pomona Martyn Goodwin-Sharman of Clapton Craft N4 and general booze poet.  

Join me as I chat to Rosie Morgan, The Bristol Cheesemonger.  Rosie travels round the west country picking up all the cheese herself and in doing so ensures that she builds and maintains that all important relationship with her suppliers.  This approach is unusual but clearly effective, Rosie won the Great British Cheese Awards Speciality cheese retailer 2017.  I really enjoyed chatting to this west country cheese legend, I hope you do to - Cheers!

Join me at The Barrels in the heart of Hereford as I chat to Gabe Cook - The Ciderologist.  Gabe is a true ambassador of cider, passionate, knowledgable and charismatic he spreads the love of great cider both here in the UK and across the globe.  We talk Gabe's route into cider, the publication of his book "Ciderology" in September and the future of cider as he sees it.  Cheers!

Join me for Mini-podcast Cellarman Bite-Size.  Soak up the atmosphere at London Farmer's markets - Cheese Street Blackheath, a celebration of great cheese under blue skies in South London.  I chat to Blackwood Cheese Co and Wilde's Cheese - thank you to both for giving me some time as it was at least five people deep wanting delicious cheese!  There are two more Cheese Streets this year and I will chat to some of the other producers down the line - in the meantime... Enjoy!

Join me on Jermyn Street in Central London as I chat to Hero Hirsh of Paxton & Whitfield. We discuss working for a great cheese institution whilst looking to the future, world beating cheeses and Hero's own journey into the wonderful world of cheese.

Join me on a long-form stroll round Fen Farm with Jonny Crickmore.  Fen Farm is the home of the delicious raw-milk soft cheese Baron Bigod.  We hear about Jonny's thoughts on sustainable farming and animal husbandry, his run in with vegans and his plans for the future.  It was a real pleasure recording this under blue East Anglian skies. Listen out for the sky larks and the cudding of the cows!

Join me at The Euston Tap for a chat with Tom Oliver from Oliver's Cider and Perry .  Tom is one of the best cidermakers working today, his ciders and perries are multi-award winning and truly delicious.  I first encountered Tom's ciders when looking for a good match for a Montgomery's Cheddar, and so opened a Pandora's box of complex drinks with great depth of flavour and passion.  We discussed Tom's philosophy of cider, his approach to collabortation and we even tried some cheese!

Join me in the store cupboard of the great Cheese Bar Camden where I chat to Andy Swinscoe of the Courtyard Dairy in Settle North Yorkshire.  The Courtyard Dairy is an award winning cheesemonger and champion of small farmhouse cheesemakers, particularly from the North of England.  Andy is an extremely accomplished and passionate cheesemonger.  We discuss his route into cheese, his business approach and his vision for the future - all with an atmospheric backing track courtesy of Robbie Williams!