[5] Owen first gained attention through her Twitter feed as "The Yorkshire Shepherdess",[6] which led to her writing a book of the same title.
Owen has written five books: Owen and her family first appeared as regulars on Adrian Edmondson's 2011 ITV documentary series The Dales (repeated on Together TV in 2021),[11][12][13] alongside the Reverend Ann Chapman, the vicar of four small churches, and a number of other people living in the Yorkshire Dales.
In November 2015, the family appeared in an episode of New Lives In The Wild UK with Ben Fogle, a Channel 5 programme which is made by Warner Brothers' Renegade Pictures.
Owen also filmed a couple of reports for Live: Winter on the Farm[25] broadcast on Channel 5 between 6–9 December 2021.
This spin-off series will show the father and son duo launching a digging business venture alongside Reuben's friend Tom McWhirter and Reuben's girlfriend Sarah Dow, which sees them in the Cumbrian village of Langwathby digging out a series of ponds.
In September 2024, Channel 4 commissioned Our Farm Next Door a ten-part series featuring herself, her ex-husband Clive and their fully grown-up children renovating a derelict farmhouse and the first episode was broadcast on 14 October 2024.
[42] Place names in the North of England that include the element seat or side are usually derived from Old Norse saeter, seter or setr (elevated summer pasture).