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Mike Duxbury on life as a blind farmer, pig coughs and goose cuddles

Mike Duxbury on life as a blind farmer, pig coughs and goose cuddles

FromA Life More Wild


Mike Duxbury on life as a blind farmer, pig coughs and goose cuddles

FromA Life More Wild

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Despite having a passion for animals and farming, Mike Duxbury received only one offer from all the agricultural colleges he applied to. The rest dismissed him instantly because he was blind. After graduating with an impressive array of qualifications, he became an accessibility consultant in London, but his heart was always with the land. He decided that rather than telling people how to run an inclusive business, he would show them instead.
Join Mike now on Inclusive Farm, the working farm in Bedfordshire that he designed and built himself, as he describes his mission to welcome students of all abilities, talks about the importance of connecting with the land, and explains the different coughs of pigs.
A Life More Wild is an 18Sixty production, brought to you by Canopy & Stars. Production by Clarissa Maycock and recorded by Marnie Woodmeade. Our theme music is by Billie Marten. 
Released:
Sep 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (31)

Come on outside! A Life More Wild is a series of wild walks with fascinating people, transporting you to the great outdoors and helping you connect with nature through their unique perspectives. In series two we talk love and loss with Fearne Cotton, inspiration with Gemma Cairney and resilience with Kris Hallenga, as well as planting a tree with Ellen Miles, meeting Poppy Okotcha's chickens, taking a deep breath with Richie Norton and much more.