Our Yorkshire Farm, about the life of the Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen and her family is Channel 5’s highest rated factual programme, with nearly four million viewers. Amanda - you have earned enough money from your time in the spotlight to make a difference to your family's life. A stunning book from Amanda Owen - shepherdess, wife, mother of nine children, bestselling author and star of C5’s Our Yorkshire Farm - that brings her world to life in glorious colour. In this warm-hearted and informative show, Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen shares memorable moments and charming stories from her remarkable farming, family life in North Yorkshire. After a period of milking cows and working as a contract shepherdess and alpaca shearer she eventually settled down in Swaledale, living and working in one of the highest and most remote places in England, where she has been for over 25 years.

Amanda Owen grew up in Huddersfield, but was inspired by the James Herriot books to leave her town life behind and head to the countryside.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. She vividly evokes the famous Swaledale landscape, from the sweeping moors to rare wildflowers and elusive hares glimpsed in the field.

The book also includes her Dalesman columns, published in book form for the first time and giving new insights into her life. Accompanied by some of Amanda's wonderful photography, we’ll experience the joys and challenges of remote farming life, from lambing and shearing in spring to haymaking in summer and feeding the 1000-strong flock in mid-winter. I bought this delightful book on publication day out of solidarity with Amanda Owen - a woman I greatly admire.She has also regularly appeared on TV in shows such as The Dales , Winter Walks , New Lives in the Wild , Springtime on the Farm and Our Yorkshire Farm . She and her family are the subject of Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm and have appeared in ITV’s The Dales and in Ben Fogle’s New Lives in the Wild.

It's a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, one ruled by animals and the four seasons.The book covers the last couple of years, and the TV series, but a lot of very interesting additional information too and some excellent adaptable recipes. Amanda Owen grew up in Huddersfield but was inspired by the James Herriot books to leave her town life behind and head to the countryside. I shall be keeping this book and not passing it on to friends, as I have done with previous paperbacks about the Yorkshire Shepherdess. In Celebrating the Seasons, Amanda shares funny and charming stories about life with her family and their many four-legged charges and describes their activities at Ravenseat, from lambing and shearing to haymaking and feeding the flock in midwinter. Warm, witty and filled with unforgettable characters, Celebrating the Seasons will delight anyone who has dreamt of a new life in the country and enjoyed following Amanda's story so far.