Today we’re in south Wales near Abergavenny and Ben is meeting Huw Evans who runs Three Pools Farm. Three Pools is a 141 acre farm made up of a mixture of pasture and woodland. Located in the foothills of the Black Mountains, the farm is inspired by permaculture design. In addition to the farm enterprise Huw organises a number of different events to get more people onto the farm.
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Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk
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Image credit: Huw Evans
Timestamps
00:27 Ben introduces the show.
01:16 Huw comes in.
02:00 Huw talks about the landscape around the farm.
03:12 How did Huw get into permaculture?
05:05 Huw buys the farm.
05:18 Huw’s first year on the farm.
05:53 What is permaculture?
06:42 Permaculture on a larger scale.
07:23 Permaculture outside of the UK.
08:02 What is being produced on the farm?
09:47 Sponsor message from A Plan Rural
10:33 Aspirations for the future.
12:18 Vision for going forwards.
14:00 Perception.
16:00 Rural Pod Media message.
16:48 What are the similarities between permaculture farms?
19:30 Sponsor message from A Plan Rural.
20:01 What have Huw’s learning points been?
21:12 Huw’s message for the public.
22:10 Huw’s message for farmers.
22:57 Huw shout out for Blind Boy Podcast
24:12 Ben rounds up the episode.