Our Story
Second Nature began with Lizzie, a proud Teesside townie who, despite her early love for visiting farms, never envisioned a career in agriculture. However, after finding her way into the farming world, she became a passionate advocate for women in the industry and mental health awareness. Second Nature was born from her desire to connect others with food, farming, and the countryside. Through its podcast and brand, it encourages everyone to discover where their food comes from, learn to grow their own, and appreciate the beauty of seasonal produce, making these connections feel like second nature.
1999
Where it began
After growing up in a Teesside town, our founder visited her first farm and fell in love with country life.
2018
Head of Marketing
at a Poultry Company
After graduating with a BA in English and Media and an MA in Design, Lizzie fell into the industry working in marketing and design. It was here she began to write about women in agriculture, be voted onto the WiAS (Women in Ag Scotland Committee), breakdown myths and hold her first chicken.
2020
Writing for farming publications
After finding a passion for connecting more people to food and farming, Lizzie worked for a multitude of farming press, seeing her articles published in Farmers Weekly, Farmers Guardian, Femme Country and much more.
2021
Connecting people to their food
Lizzie launched her first farming podcast, Boots and Heels, aiming to bridge the gap between farmers and the public. Welcoming farmers, well-known faces and celebrities, the podcast tackled subjects from women in agriculture, careers to mental health. The podcast later re-branded into her second podcast, scooping the Women in Ag Award.
2022
Bridging the gap
Across the years, Lizzie began to talk about the importance of food, farming and mental health across mainstream media, including BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live and ITV.
2024
Building a greenhouse
By 2024, Lizzie wanted to try her hand at growing her own. As a townie, she wanted to showcase that you can connect with food no matter the size of your garden. Through social media videos, Lizzie began her green fingered journey, growing different plants, building a greenhouse and trying new recipes with her own produce- including jam!
2024
Moving onto a farm
After a difficult mental health period, Lizzie decided to pack up her old life and move to the country, finding peace on a little farm. Here, she connected further with nature, spent more time with her corgi and got more experience on farm. From mining cows, feeding calves to driving tractors, Lizzie embraced the farming life.
2025
Second Nature was born
After almost a decade in the industry, farm life has become second nature to Lizzie and she continues to bridge the gap to reconnect people to their food. Now, she wants others to see homegrown, food, the countryside and mental wellbeing as second nature to them. And this, is how Second Nature was created; a brand and podcast that has connection at it's heart.
