Julian Rose
| Julian Rose | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | exponent of organic farming |
| Title | Sir Julian Rose, 5th Baronet |
Sir Julian Rose, 5th Baronet (born March 1947) is a leading exponent of organic farming. He commenced the transformation of the Hardwick Estate in South Oxfordshire to the standards of organic farming in 1975.
Julian was born in March 1947, on the Hardwick Estate in South Oxfordshire's Chiltern Hills, the youngest of four children. On the premature death of his brother (1963) and his father a few years later, Julian suddenly found himself thrust from being the youngest sibling to the heir of the thousand-acre estate and baronetcy passed down from his great-grandfather.
On leaving school, where Julian found inspiration in acting and sports, he sought to harmonise artistic aspirations with the demands and responsibilities of his newfound role as a 'landowner'. At the age of eighteen he left for Australia and found work in the television presentation department of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Melbourne and as a jackaroo in the Queensland outback. Returning to the UK in 1967, he worked alongside his mother, developing the estate's farming and forestry enterprises.
He succeeded to the baronetcy of Rose of Hardwick House in 1966 and became a double baronet in 1979 when he also succeeded to the baronetcy of Rose of Montreal.
In 1969, he won a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and moved to London, going on to work at repertory theatres as an actor/stage manager.
In 1971, in search of a more dynamic and inclusive theatre, he left for America, where he joined the Players Theatre of New England, an innovative experimental touring theatre company, based in Boston. A little later, when the company moved to Belgium, Julian helped to co-found the Institute for Creative Development in Antwerp, where he led workshops in 'holistic thinking'. Frequently returning to England, he gradually acquired a hands-on knowledge of extensive farming and forestry management. Meanwhile, while on tour in the Netherlands, France and the UK, Julian performed as the sole actor in a groundbreaking performance of Harvey Grossman's adaptation and direction of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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