Xanthe Gladstone

Xanthe Gladstone is an organic grower, chef and sustainable food advocate. Xanthe tends the beautiful Victorian walled garden on the Hawarden Estate in North Wales, where she holds baking and growing workshops and hosts supper clubs. She’s also the Director of Food and Food Sustainability at Hawarden, Glen Dye and The Good Life Experience. After growing up in the wilds of Scotland, relishing in the freedoms of being outdoors and immersed in nature, she followed her peers to London where she landed a marketing job. But Xanthe didn’t take to city life. In fact, it made her miserable. So she quit her job, moved to Wales, plunged her hands into the soil and became a food grower.

 
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone Organic Grower and Chef Environmental Portrait
 
Vintage Organic Garden Victorian Greenhouse In Warm Morning Light
 
 
Hands Harvesting Organic Courgette From Raised Bed
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone Harvesting Organic Courgette From Raised Bed, Hawarden Estate, Wales
 
Hand Holding Nasturtium Flowers Above Bokeh of Leaves
Close-up Water Droplets Collected On Nasturtium Leaves
 
 
Victorian Greenhouse Next to Organic Vegetable Raised Growing Beds
 
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone Holding Crate of Squash Stood By Victorian Greenhouse
 
Close-Up of Gardener Jacket Resting On Handle Of Garden Fork
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone - Stood In Middle Of Victorian Greenhouse Facing Camera
 
 
Close-up of Hands Adjusting Gardener Denim Jacket Sleeve
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone - Lady Peering Over Gate at Chickens
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone - Checking On Chicken In Doorway of Coop
Chicken Perched on Fence Post
 
Multiple Chickens Stood On Gate and Outside Their Pen
 
Xanthe Gladstone - Holding Chicken Underarm In Doorway Of Chicken Coop
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone - Chopping Organic Vegetables In Greenhouse To Cook
 
 
Hand Holding Small Squash Above Blurry Rustic Wooden Table Top
Flat Lay Opinel Knife And Chopped Courgettes On Chopping Board
 
Toasting Sour Dough Bread On Open Fire Pit and Frying Vegetable
Overhead Angle Of Enamel Plate with Courgettes Flower and Vegetables on Toast
 
Xanthe Gladstone, Cooking On Open Fire Pit By Victorian Greenhouse
 
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone Turning Compost Over in Large Wooden Compost Bin
Xanthe Gladstone Adjusting Large Wooden Compost Bin
 
Xanthe Gladstone Wearing Denim Garden Jacket Arms Crossed In Front of Foliage
 
 
Xanthe Gladstone Wearing Denim Garden Stood In Center of Victorian Greenhouse
 
 
Close-up Portrait Xanthe Gladstone Leaning On Chicken Pen Gate Looking Up
Hands Placing Organic Seed Packet Inside Denim Garden Jacket Pocket
Words Grow Painted Mural On Victorian Walled Garden, Hawarden Estate Wales
 

Farming & Gardening

Rekindling our relationship with the living world around us is, in my opinion, the key to leading a nourished and meaningful life. As a gardener, I enjoy creating images of growers and landworkers and documenting their collaboration with nature. Many of those who I photograph are actively remaking our food- and land use systems through regenerative practices and with traditional ecological knowledge that builds local resilience.

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