Ask anyone around The Barn who actually keeps the place running, and they’ll point you to Aidan. Farm hand, gardener, fire builder, landscaper, painter, compost wrangler, and the guy who turns up with fresh eggs most mornings — if it happens on the land, chances are Aidan’s had a hand in it.
He’s also our best source of farm stories, always at the ready, usually with Zali and Nala, our two border collies, trotting along beside him. They answer to him and no one else.
Having just finished school, Aidan’s now setting his sights on building his own business in farming — a future as a stockman is very much the plan, and life on the land is where he’s happiest.
His favourite part of The Barn is the simple stuff: hanging out with guests, helping in the kitchen, making a coffee or tea, and listening to the stories people bring with them. For Aidan, that’s what it’s really about — the conversations that happen when everyone slows down enough to have them.
