From financier to farmer: how one man is growing a forest of food

In this video, we meet Andrew Martin, who once worked in the finance industry in Australia. But as he observed the effects of peak oil and climate change taking effect, he knew he had to leave that unsustainable lifestyle behind and do something useful to help heal the earth.

So, he and his wife Beth moved to New Zealand, where they’re in the process of turning green-desert farmland into a productive and bountiful permaculture forest of food.

Andrew also researches extensively about the big interconnected issues in the realms of economy, environment and energy, offering his skills and knowledge to city and regional councils that need to build their own resilience.

View the original video here.

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