On Your Farm - 03/05/2009

Charlotte Smith meets Beate Kubitz, who went from being a high-flying executive working with charities in London to a sheep farmer and running a knitwear firm in Todmorden in West Yorkshire. Beate had what many would regard a dream job: a high flying exeutive who worked with charities, travelling aroud the world and earning good money. But Beate Kubitz decided to sell her London home and buy a barn and a few sheep in Todmorden in West Yorkshire. Initially regarded as a 'hobby' farmer, she has survived and now even shears her own sheep. With a flock of 70, she uses the wool from her sheep to make knitwear. The garments are designed and knitted by local people; they regularly attend London Fashion Week and have even designed a wedding dress.