At the end of the drive at Higher Melcombe Farm, the sign nailed to the fence – “Besent and Sons” – is conventional enough. On the maize fields behind it, though, there are no men to be seen. Carol Besent, 52, has run the farm with her three daughters ...
Harvest at Higher Melcombe Farm, Ansty, Dorset, is proving to be something of a head turner – and not just because of the yields. Carol Besent runs the farm with her daughter Harriet – and her two other daughters, Georgina and Katie, are helping out ...