A new start after 60: I found love, left the city - and became an organic farmer

As a child, Elizabeth Vickerie dreamed of being a vet. Instead, she spent thirty years working in education, until a late life romance led her down a fulfilling pathIn 2017, at the age of 63, Elizabeth Vickerie handed in her notice after over 30 years working in education. She took early retirement and relocated from east London to a 47-hectare organic farm near Bath. Swapping the office for rolling hills dotted with grazing sheep, Vickerie now raises animals and manages events on the land for a living."The ability to be outdoors and see the seasons coming in is an absolute joy," she says. "It's been so good for my mental health and since I've always been a very busy person, I wouldn't have done retirement well. It's good that I've found another busy job to do." Continue reading...