Sarah Huelin BA(Hons) PGCE
Sarah was a teacher for 15 years before pursuing her interests in agriculture, completing a traineeship in Farming and Community Engagement with a charity called The Countryside Education Trust.
Sarah is currently working as part of the Education team for Jersey Heritage, where she has successfully curated, resourced and launched a new education programme for school aged children, ‘Rural Connections’, and has formed a partnership with Le Tâcheron, a sustainable farm and rare breeds centre in Trinity.
In 2024, Sarah was commissioned by the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society to conduct research about public engagement on farms in Jersey and its impact, interviewing a variety of local farmers and producing an article for their annual journal.
Sarah is currently undertaking a PgC in Agroecology and Sustainable Management in Agriculture through Harper Adams University. Throughout her journey, Sarah has become extremely passionate about agroecology and support for farmers in their crucial work. The disconnect between communities with their food, nature, the countryside and their rural heritage lead Sarah to discern the need and opportunity to make a positive impact on the food system in Jersey which has seen the emergence of, ‘Farming for the Future Ltd’.
Rachel Wijsmuller MSc MSci tMBSSS
Originally trained in Earth Sciences, Rachel followed a career in data science. Then, recognising the scientific challenge of understanding the hidden relationships that make natural systems work, Rachel undertook a second MSc in Resilient Food and Farming Systems, focusing on soil ecology and circular farm design.
Rachel has worked in a group of internationally renowned soil scientists at Wageningen University, publishing research in soil ecology and root behaviour that will contribute to the scientific basis for regenerative land management (Barry et al. 2025 New Phytologist).
Back in Jersey Rachel co-delivered a review of resilience in Jersey’s food system and an assessment of the potential role of agroforestry in Jersey. To further support agroecological futures in the island she is now exploring how we value our soil, and a potential update to the methodology published over 40 years ago.
Rachel currently works as a Scientific Data Analyst at the Environment Department in the Government of Jersey.