Mark Palmer

Mark has over 40 years' experience farming and growing, with the last 25 mainly in the Organic sector. He has managed a large estate farm with a 1000 ewe flock; grown, packed and processed vegetables for supermarkets; and spent seven years as an Organic inspector covering businesses from field to fork across the UK and Europe.

Since 2022, Mark has run his own business, Systems4food Ltd, providing advisory work to farms and helping them become more resilient. This includes sustainability assessments for Soil Association Exchange, and regional advice for PfL. In 2025, Mark was joined in the business by Dr Tara O’Neill, increasing their technical and expert reach.