Case Studies
Education

Martin Rawlings

Martin attended the Kent & Medway ideas hack. A qualified languages teacher, Martin Rawlings chose a different path from his life in Manchester when he joined the team at Bore Place, Kent in February 2022. He is currently undertaking an internship with the aim to get more people into outdoor education. Bore Place aims to get young people to connect with nature and how food is produced, and gives disadvantaged children access to nature, healthier paths and careers. Martin’s goal is to help people of all ages reconnect with nature and where food comes from.

• Kent & Medway
• Horticulture
• Fresh & food
• rural
• Education

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Wallace Currie

Wallace was brought up on beef and sheep farm in Arran. When he was younger, Wallace had an interest in the farm but lost his enthusiasm during his teenage years. However, Wallace decided to study agriculture at SRUC’s Ayr campus, realising a love for farming again after school. During university he had a particular interest in diversification and food security and focused his honours dissertation on these two topics, going onto complete a Master’s degree in food security.

• Islands
• Education
• Employment
• Transport

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Annabel Baker

Annabelle is an English lass that has lived in Scotland since the age of four. She studied Geography with Psychology at the University of Dundee and then went on to study Catchment Hydrology and Management. She was lucky enough to then get an internship at Perth College UHI as Project Coordinator on a renewables business network before moving to LANTRA Scotland.

• rural
• Community
• Employment
• Education

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