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12/05/2007
Embracing farming lifestyle
Five years ago he was an Auckland chef. Now he is a Stratford farm worker.
His wife, Jess, is mum to their five-month-old daughter Grace and a part-time hair dresser.
The pair have embraced the farming lifestyle totally with Sean now chairman and Jess secretary of the Eltham Young Farmers' Club.
"I love it," says Sean.
"It's a good way to make friends. We didn't have too many when we joined, now we have a big range. And we meet people through the Pihama club as well," he said.
Jess secured a part-time job through another YFC member.
"One Pihama girl owns a salon. I work casually for her," she said.
His wife, Jess, is mum to their five-month-old daughter Grace and a part-time hair dresser.
The pair have embraced the farming lifestyle totally with Sean now chairman and Jess secretary of the Eltham Young Farmers' Club.
"I love it," says Sean.
"It's a good way to make friends. We didn't have too many when we joined, now we have a big range. And we meet people through the Pihama club as well," he said.
Jess secured a part-time job through another YFC member.
"One Pihama girl owns a salon. I work casually for her," she said.
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