Amanda Owen has expressed pride in her daughter Clemmy, who has revealed plans to take over the family farm in the Yorkshire Dales. The comments came during the fourth season of the Channel 4 documentary Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids, which follows the Owen family as they work on an interiors project at Anty John's farmhouse and manage their day-to-day farming lives.
Reflections on the farm's future
While herding sheep on a hillside with Clemmy, Amanda reflected on the timeless nature of the landscape, saying: "[If] you look, actually, there is nothing at all that you can see out here that tells you what time, what century you're in. It is timeless." She added that this kind of work was what she always wanted to do, noting that "it's not often that people can achieve, accomplish a dream. And sometimes it's not a dream, it's a blooming nightmare. It takes a certain sort of person to be able to stand these conditions."
Turning to Clemmy, Amanda said: "And you are it, aren't you?" She praised her daughter's dedication, saying: "She never falters, her enthusiasm certainly rubs off on me. Well, Clemmy is an absolute warrior, she really is."
Clemmy's plans for the farm
Clemmy expressed her enthusiasm for the work, saying: "It's really fun and exciting. And yeah, I think it's really good. I like the challenge [that] it comes with. It's not just a breeze, and there's lots and lots of sheep. And just hard, but good at the same time."
On the prospect of taking over the farm when she is older, Clemmy said: "I like this place. So, I'm probably going to get the farm, and probably someone will help me." Amanda continued to praise her daughter, saying: "Yes, very fastidious. Very dedicated, very devoted. And I think that is wonderful... I am so proud of you, Clem."
More series commissioned
The show has been commissioned for two additional series. In series five and six, audiences will continue following the Owens as their ambitions for Anty John's continue and the property transforms from a house into a home. Amanda will also uncover more about the heritage of Anty John's and one of its former residents, Anthony Clarkson, a 19th-century Swaledale mapmaker whose diary entries will continue to reveal similarities with the Owens' lives some 200 years later.
Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids is streaming on Channel 4.
