Entrepreneurship
Gef’s 30 Under 30 Winners: Q&A with Jack Garrett
Ten categories. Thirty young visionaries making their mark on the Isle of Man. Introducing the all-new #Gef30Under30 winners: the next generation of our island’s leaders.
First up is the Acantha Entrepreneurship category: these young leaders knocked our judges’ socks off, proving that living on a small island is no excuse for small thinking.
What is your name and age?
Jack Garrett, age 28.
Job title or role in the community?
I’m a dairy farmer at Ballacubbon Farm, St Marks, producing milk for Isle of Man Creameries.
How did you start your career or role in the community?
I left school at 16 and got a job on a neighbouring dairy farm. In the 7 years I worked there, I took on 2 tenancies of blocks of land adding up to 230 acres. Whilst working full time I farmed this land in the evenings, and on weekends building up a flock of 200 sheep and 100 beef cattle. Then in 2018 I took the leap to buy my own dairy cows and build a dairy farm, which is where I am today milking 100 cows twice a day and producing milk to Isle of Man creameries.
In one sentence, summarise your journey so far as a young and successful person under 30.
Very stressful but very rewarding.
What are your plans for the future?
To keep doing what I’m doing but better!
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
To never give up on something you are working towards, no matter how hard and unrealistic it may seem at the time. Also to not worry about what other people are up to, concentrate on you.
What changes do you hope to see in your sector or community in the coming years?
I would like to see more young people get involved in farming, and more importantly young people being able to have a chance at taking on land and giving it a go for themselves!
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