Our Farm Next Door's Amanda Owen makes sad admission as she reflects on her future
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The latest episode of Our Farm Next Door has seen Amanda Owen confront the stark realities of life at Ravenseat.
Ravenseat Farm was recently enveloped in a thick layer of snow, and while the Owen children delighted in the frosty scene, parents Amanda and Clive shared their concerns about the impact on their flock.
Clive voiced his unease, remarking, "January and February were funny months, and anything could happen. That Beast from the East was quite nasty. The kids were little, and we had no electricity for a week."
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He further reflected on the challenges that come with farming, noting, "You know, everybody gets a little bit of snow, but it can be absolutely unbelievable here, and you've got to be careful, otherwise it'll have you out of business."
Amanda weighed in on the situation: "When that snow hits, it can be exhausting. It can be exhausting mentally and physically. Day one, day two, yeah, it is fun, day four, five, six, seven, and beyond, it is a real test," reports Gloucestershire Live.
(Image: Channel 4)
Clive also revealed the heartache they've experienced over the years due to heavy snowfalls claiming the lives of many sheep, saying, "In my time, there have been some pretty, pretty awful occasions where we've lost quite a lot of sheep under snow."
He lamented the difficulty of such situations, adding, "It's so vast out there that if they're not where you think they are, then it is a needle in a haystack."
Reflecting on her ability to overcome previous challenges, Amanda remarked, "In those situations, it's good to look back in hindsight and say, 'You know what we got through that'."
Amanda has also opened up about the particular mindset needed for her line of work, especially when faced with adverse weather. She said: "There's this thing whereby, the worse the weather gets, you should, in theory, want to spend more time inside by the fire, but when you're farming, you want to spend more time outside because you need to take care of the animals."
She further shared her thoughts on facing a frosty morning: "On a day like today, when you see that light shine through the window and you know that it's icy and snowy out there, you don't pull the duvet over your head; you're like, 'Let me at it'."
Amanda believes that such determination is crucial for anyone in the farming profession, musing, "Because that's what you have to do. And I always think to myself, 'the day that you don't want to do that, you've got to quit'."
The Owens family's adventures are set to continue in the new episode of Our Farm Next Door, which airs tonight. The upcoming instalment promises to show: "Spring finally arrives in Swaledale and the Owens gear up for another busy lambing season - but there is still the task of putting the ancient hearth stone back in place in front of the fire."
Additionally, viewers can expect to see touching scenes such as "Amanda, Edith and Clemmie enjoy a picnic as builder Richard gets on with laying a stone floor on top of new cosy underfloor heating, while the kids collect frogspawn."
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