Episode 2 - Fritz Bolten, 2021 Scholar

Fritz Bolten, 2021 Scholar, is the guest of our second episode, hosted by Humans Of Agriculture founder, Oli Le Lievre.

At the age of 11, Fritz Bolten landed in the East Kimberley, unable to speak a word of English. His family, originally from Germany, would become first generation farmers in this new community in the vast expanse of the Australian outback.

In this episode, Fritz shares his life story, opening up on the grief that he and his family encountered following his father’s suicide when he was a teenager and of identifying the burden of trying to carry on someone else’s legacy and dreams. He also talks openly about succession and the opportunity that his business has created for non-family members to pursue their own aspirations.

During his Nuffield scholarship, Fritz took learnings from across the world that has supported his personal development, the growth of his business and a topic that he see’s as having great potential in his region as well as Northern Australia more broadly.