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.
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Hamza Yassin on watching the same eagles for eight years and how Strictly changed his life
Dr Becky Smethurst on stargazing, Saturn and what nature and the night sky have in common
Author Freya Bromley on tidal pools, grief and screaming underwater
Katherine May on disappearing shipwrecks, the rhythm of walking and why we should all love winter
Jack Harries on meeting Obama, seeing climate change first-hand and his second favourite place in Hackney
The Drag Queen Gardener on allotments, break-ups and the benefits of gardening
Liv Little on creativity, loss and grounding herself by the sea
Banjo Beale on drunk botanists, interior design and carrying an antique apothecary cabinet up a coast path
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Charlotte Church on woodlands, waterfalls and listening to nature
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Richie Norton and Gail Muller - Movement, calm and massive hikes
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