Jimmy Doherty (b 1977) is a Suffolk based pig farmer, famous for the show based around his and his partner Michaela Furney's Essex Pig Company.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

A childhood friend of Jamie Oliver, he studied at Coventry University's zoology department and has a PhD in entomology.^[1]

He then trained as a pig farmer, where he met Production Assistant Furney when Channel4's filming for Jamie's Kitchen took it to the Cumbrian farm where he was working.

After returning to Essex to run his own farm, Doherty and Furney set up The Essex Pig Company, utilising free–range practices to produce high quality meat. Based around various rare breeds, the core species is the endangered Essex, together with the Berkshire, Gloucester Old Spot, large and middle Whites; Soay and Jacob sheep and Red Poll cattle. As well as attending farmers markets in London and East Anglia the company despatch internet orders and are represented in Holland. Jimmy's Farm Farmers' Markets are held on the first Saturday of each month. There are currently 20 full and part-time staff. Their efforts were followed by a series of fly-on-the-wall documentaries which aired on BBC 2.^[2]

Doherty has produced a series for BBC2 called Jimmy Doherty's Farming Heroes which aired from July 2008 to August 2008.

Jimmy and Michaela Furney were married on Saturday 22nd August 2009. The reception was held at their farm in Suffolk.

[edit] Filmography

• Jimmy's Food Factory (BBC 2009) (TV)
• Jimmy Doherty in Darwin's Garden (OU & BBC 2009) (TV)
• Jimmy's GM Food Fight (BBC 2008) (TV)
• Jimmy and the Wild Honey Hunters (BBC 2008) (TV)
• Jimmy's Farming Heroes (BBC 2008) (TV)
• Crisis on Jimmy's Farm (BBC 2007) (TV)
• Jimmy's Farm Diaries (BBC 2007) (TV)
• Jimmy's Farm (BBC 2004–2006) (TV)
• Richard & Judy (Channel 4 2004 & 2006) (TV)
• Back on Jimmy's Farm (BBC 2004) (TV)

[edit] Bibliography

• Farm Life (PDF)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jimmy Doherty at the Internet Movie Database
• Jimmy's Farm

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