Clare is a practising regenerative farmer with a wealth of experience at policy and corporate level.

Clare has enjoyed roles across the full spectrum of the food and farming world since graduating from Harper Adams University which is the leading specialist university tackling the future development of our planet’s food production, processing and animal sciences.

Most recently, Clare has been Director of the 1200 acre FAI Farms which is a working research enterprise farm dedicated to exploring regenerative practices for global businesses such as McDonalds and Arla, advising them on animal welfare, sustainability and leading them towards realising a potentially regenerative future for their businesses. Under Clare’s direction the farm achieved Savory Institute Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV), recognising the regeneration of the land.

Previously, she worked with the NFU, on standard setting for Red Tractor as well as The Food and Farming Policy and has advised companies as diverse and blue chip as Sainsburys on sustainability as well as working with high-end brands like Daylesford.

Day-to-day she runs a vibrant family farm called Planton Farm in Shropshire with her husband, using regenerative techniques to put nature first and produce foods with high nutrients rather than high yields.