"I joined my uncle and aunt Charles and Kathryn Tottenham in a succession farm partnership on the farm that my mother grew up on here in Ashford. I moved over eight years ago with Katy following me in 2024. I grew up in Gloucestershire but would spend summers back in Wicklow where I often helped out with farm work."
Tom Stewart left his logistics management career in England to pursue farming in Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland, joining a succession farm partnership with his uncle and aunt Charles and Kathryn Tottenham on the farm where his mother grew up. He relocated eight years ago, while his wife Katy, a dentist, remained in England before joining him in 2024. Despite growing up in Gloucestershire, Tom maintained connections to Wicklow through childhood summers spent helping with farm work, providing foundational experience for his career transition. The couple's move represents a significant lifestyle change from established professional careers to agricultural enterprise.
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