Win a Copy of ‘Would You Marry A Farmer?’

Back in July we wrote about farmer’s wife Lorna Sixsmith who was looking for funding to publish her book entitled ‘Would You Marry A Farmer?’, which was inspired by the success of her humorous blog post ‘Advice to those considering marrying farmers – 9 Tips’. We are pleased to announce that Irish Farmerette Lorna did achieve… Continue reading Win a Copy of ‘Would You Marry A Farmer?’

I just got engaged having met through Muddy Matches…

“I just wanted to say a big Thank You to you all at Muddy Matches because my boyfriend and I just got engaged, having met through Muddy Matches in May 2011! I was the first to message him and after a few messages back and forth over a couple of weeks we met up for… Continue reading I just got engaged having met through Muddy Matches…

Farmers Weekly: “Rural romance: Heart of the Countryside – Iain and Jane”

Iain and Jane, who feature in this week’s Farmers Weekly, met on Muddy Matches in 2009 and have since gone on to get married. The couple open up to the Farmers Weekly journalist about their very own rural romance from their first date where the barman kept “shouting across the room to ask how the… Continue reading Farmers Weekly: “Rural romance: Heart of the Countryside – Iain and Jane”

Hannah is a breath of fresh air…

Andrew and Hannah met on Muddy Matches in June 2012 and have recently featured in Farmers Weekly in their ‘Rural Romance’ section. In the article farmer Andrew described Hannah as “a breath of fresh air, full of life and happiness” and Hannah said that Andrew is “thoughtful, laid-back and a much-needed calming influence on a… Continue reading Hannah is a breath of fresh air…

Farmers Weekly: “Rural romance: Heart of the Countryside”

Farmers Weekly have launched a new feature about finding love in the countryside called  ‘Rural Romance’, where they speak to countryside couples about their relationship. The second installment saw them speaking to Muddy Matches’ couple Andrew and Hannah about their rural romance. Asked about the highlight of their time together Andrew said: “Too many to… Continue reading Farmers Weekly: “Rural romance: Heart of the Countryside”

Farmer Finds Love on Countrywise

Fans of countryside television programme Countrywise will have spotted the feature about farmer dating on Monday 23rd September 2013. Presenter Ben Fogle spoke to single farmer Harry about why he uses a farmer dating website to find love and then showed his date with a single spa manager. If you’re looking to meet a single… Continue reading Farmer Finds Love on Countrywise

BBC 2’s Harvest 2013

The BBC’s new 3–part farming series Harvest started on BBC2 on 11th September and has received plaudits from the farming community and the non-farming community alike, except for The Guardian‘s review (but we’ll gloss over that). In fact, some farmers even said that they had learned something from the programme themselves. The first hour-long episode… Continue reading BBC 2’s Harvest 2013