It Runs In The Family

Evolving Through The Generations with Farmer Palmers Farm Park’s David Palmer and Sandra Palmer-Snellin #10

June 23, 2021 Liz Willingham, Leila Willingham, David Palmer, Sandra Palmer-Snellin Season 1 Episode 10
It Runs In The Family
Evolving Through The Generations with Farmer Palmers Farm Park’s David Palmer and Sandra Palmer-Snellin #10
Show Notes

Anyone growing up in and around the Dorset area will be familiar with the magic of Farmer Palmers Farm Park, which has hosted so many eager families, so it’s a real treat to sit down with the family behind the legendary local landmark.

Evolving from a farm to a farm park is a shift that helped put Farmer Palmers on the map, and there’s an illustrious history behind the land inherited by David Palmer and run by Sandra Palmer-Snellin with her brother Phillip.

Being a farmer takes an unparalleled ability to be a master of many professions, and as a farm park they’ve overcome massive hardship from COVID-19 to Foot & Mouth disease and so much in between. Find out on this episode how David, Sandra and Phillip passionately crafted their loving farm and successful attraction.

This episode covers:

  • The often overlooked dangers of farming
  • How farmers have to become multidisciplinary masters
  • Having an almost telepathic connection working with family towards the same goal
  • Farmer Palmers’ biggest hurdles throughout its history
  • The hilarious stories that could have changed the course of the business entirely

Links and references at: https://lizleanpr.co.uk/podcast-runs-in-the-family/