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Andrew Millison [1] is a Permaculture designer, instructor, and documentary videographer based out of the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America. He has been an instructor in the Horticulture Department at Oregon State University (OSU) since 2009 where he founded OSU Permaculture Design [2] which runs the premiere online university Permaculture program in the world.
Alan Townsend (series 2–3; guest series 1): the head builder for various projects on the farm including the farm shop, barns for the farm animals, and the farm restaurant. Dilwyn Evans (series 2; guest series 1, 3): a local veterinarian who helps care for the farm's flock of sheep and later its cows and pigs. He performs various tasks ...
Salatin's father worked for a major petroleum company, Texas Oil, using his earnings to purchase a 1,000-acre farm in Venezuela. Salatin describes in his book You Can Farm how his family were involved in “wildcat oil drilling,” and after “clearing some of the jungle” to establish a chicken and dairy farm, "in a totally free market…without government regulations” they quickly ...
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Grand Designs Australia is an Australian observational series on The LifeStyle Channel. The series, which is a local adaptation of the British series of the same name, sees original host, Peter Maddison, and current host, Anthony Burke, chronicle the construction of grand and unusual houses. Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired Network First aired Last aired 1 9 21 October 2010 ...
John Houshmand was born to a Dutch-American mother and an Iranian father. [1] He attended Yale University and received a BA degree in 1978. [1]Houshmand's designs "often juxtapose massive chunks of wood with thick glass panes" and are made by his staff on a 950-acre (3.8 km 2) farm that is "also home to the company sawmill and the 1,700 slabs he keeps on hand for inspiration."
The design for Toby's five-building home contains six bedrooms, six bathrooms, a music studio and an annexe - a vast project more like a village than a house. Creating this life changing vision on a £530k budget, and in only eight months, will not be an easy task, especially as they must build up close to an ancient oak without destroying any ...
One Acre Fund offers smallholder farmers an asset-based loan that includes: 1) distribution of seeds and fertilizer; 2) financing for farm inputs; 3) training on agriculture techniques; and 4) market facilitation to maximize profits. Each service bundle is around US$80 in value and includes crop insurance to mitigate the risks of drought and ...