Doodling Lucy Blog

When asking YFC members to describe themselves, I got:

"It's like Scouts or Brownies, just without the knots and badges and you're on a constant bender"

"Young farmers is a place where alcoholics that like tractors, can meet other alcoholics who like tractors, and talk about tractors over a few drinks."

"It’s like a big family of agricultural alcoholics. We always talk about work when we’re not at work. We know how to party and occasionally enter a tug of war."

There is a country uniform and it is defined by the fleece gilet.

Want to spot one of your own? Look for the Schoffel gilet. A fleece you say? Yep that's right, no this isn't just any ordinary fleece, this will set you back £140, and is an instant way of recognising someone who knows the countryside well. They will go with literally anything and everything. Paired with a pair of Le Chameaus and you are good to go. 

Spring has truly sprung, and it has been a huge source of inspiration for me during this time of lockdown. I am so thankful we've had warm days which have meant we can leave the house and see the true beauty of the British Spring. Who else used to do this as a child? I can confirm I LOVE butter! The fabulous thing about wildflowers is that they pretty much grow anywhere. Whether it's in the great open fields, the small hedgerows, in between pavement cracks or on roundabouts. Daises and Dandelions will crop up and keep reappearing anywhere with a bit...