Jimmy Doherty |
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Jimmy Doherty was born in the beautiful Essex countryside, and has been passionate about nature and farming for as long as he can remember. After leaving school, he became an entomologist at Molehall Wildlife Park, the Natural History Museum and Coventry University but in 2003, he decided to leave the study of insects behind him to set up a rare breed pig farm in Suffolk. His trials and tribulations were filmed by the BBC and he wrote his first book On the Farm to accompany the series. He still lives and works on the farm with his girlfriend, 300 pigs, 3 cows, 15 sheep, 2 dogs and 100 chickens. His latest book is A Taste of the Country, a selection of rustic recipes (Penguin, 2006).
Who or what always puts a smile on your face?
Lee Evans
What are you reading at the moment?
Journey to the Ants by E.O Wilson
Which author do you most admire?
John Seymour
What’s your earliest memory?
Being at a street party for the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
What is your greatest fear?
Being eaten by a shark
How would you like to be remembered?
Not being eaten by a shark
What’s your favourite word/book?
Crocodile. The Amateur Naturalist by Gerald Durrell
Who do you turn to in a crisis?
By better half Michaela
What makes you angry?
Red Tape and official government time wasters.
What’s your worst vice?
Tea and buying animals I do not need.
What are you proudest of?
Being asked to be Godfather to one of my best friends daughters and setting up the Essex Pig Company.
Where’s your favourite city?
Melbourne Australia
When was the last time you cried?
Each month when I look at the farm accounts.
One wish; what would it be?
Travel in time.
Did you enjoy school?
Every day except the days when we had to play cricket.
