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James Rebanks

James Rebanks
James Rebanks runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James works as an expert advisor to UNESCO on sustainable tourism. He uses his popular Twitter feed—@herdyshepherd1—to share updates on the shepherding year. He is the author of The Shepherd's Life.


Inherit the Earth: James Rebanks on the Struggles of the Small Family Farmer

“The months after my father’s death were the hardest of my life.”
August 12, 2021  By James Rebanks
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