Follow a Farmer - Rodger Hobson

Faming foes: Rabbits; it isn’t just in children’s stories that rabbits like carrots! The sandy land is perfect for their burrows.

Willow Carrot Aphid which steal carrots’ water and nutrients as they suck the sap from plants, stunting their growth.

Wildlife: Hares and fallow deer

Rodger took up horse riding in his 50s and can often be seen checking out his crops using the original (four-legged) mode of horsepower.

One of the reasons the Romans chose to settle in York was the quality of the farmland, enabling them to feed the garrisons.

Carrots can only be grown on a rotation of once every ten years.