Career Inspiration: Organic Growing
Following his Biology degree, Ashley took an MSc in Crop Protection, and now uses his biology and crop knowledge to run his organic market garden…
Name: Ashley Pearson
Job description: Self-employed organic grower
“I work on a seven-acre rented market garden, which I manage with my partner. I studied for a BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences at the University of East Anglia, before moving on to a MSc in Crop Protection at the University of Bath (Long Ashton Research Station).
It’s definitely something that young people should get involved...
