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Colin and Sarah Tween from Hall Farm in Onehouse, near Stowmarket, feature on Talking Crop podcast




A father and daughter have featured on a popular podcast to share their deep-rooted passion for farming.

Colin and Sarah Tween, who oversee the 285-acre Hall Farm in Onehouse, near Stowmarket, have appeared on Talking Crop – a new podcast launched by Goodyear Farm Tires which celebrates farming families in the UK.

Farming is very much in their blood with three generations of the Tween family having worked the land across Suffolk and Essex over the last few decades.

From left, podcast host Will Evans with Sarah and Colin Tween. Picture: Submitted
From left, podcast host Will Evans with Sarah and Colin Tween. Picture: Submitted

Sarah, 30, said: “It was a real honour to be asked by Goodyear Farm Tires to feature on their new podcast.

“Of course, there are days when being a farmer is extremely tough, like in any career, but we see it is a real privilege to have the chance to grow up, and work, on a farm.

“My mum and dad still run the farm and I moved out a few years ago, but I ensured I only moved five minutes down the road because I wanted to be able to come back and assist very regularly.

“I currently work for a food testing laboratory company and help out on the farm when I can but long-term I’d love to be on the farm more.

“To be able to tell our story on Talking Crop was fantastic and hopefully it resonates with farmers across Suffolk and beyond.”

Colin and Sarah are the fifth family to be featured on Talking Crop which was created to highlight the stories, challenges and triumphs of real-life farming families across the country.

The Talking Crop podcast is available on all major podcast platforms and you can listen to the episode below.

During the episode, Sarah shared her experience taking part in the Pink Ladies’ Tractor Road Run — a much-loved event which has raised more than £1.2 million for Cancer Research UK’s Breast Cancer Fund.

Every year, thousands of supporters line the 20-mile route through south Norfolk and north Suffolk, cheering on the Pink Ladies’ colourful convoy as it rolls by towns, villages, laybys and front gardens.

“It’s a fantastic event to be involved in,” Sarah said. “You see hundreds of women, many of who have borrowed tractors, on a 20-mile tractor run around the streets.

“To have raised so much money is phenomenal and when the parade of both modern and vintage tractors comes up Harleston High Street, it’s hard not to have a tear in your eye because it’s become such a massive event.”