Inside Permaculture Island: Off-Grid Living on the Isle of Wight – Part 1

Off-Grid Permaculture Paradise on a Crumbling Cliff | Gavin & Lucy from Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild

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Join us as we visit Gavin and Lucy Roberts, featured on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild (Channel 5), who have transformed a collapsing coastal plot on the Isle of Wight into a thriving off-grid permaculture homestead.

Once on the brink of disappearing into the sea, their land is now a model of resilience, regenerative design, and community-driven sustainability.

In this episode, you'll discover:
🌿 How they’ve created a perennial food forest and no-dig vegetable gardens
🐓 How they raise chickens, ducks, and goats in harmony with nature
☀️ How their passive solar home and greenhouse harness sunlight and thermal mass for heating and food preservation
⚡ How they live with 100% renewable energy independence
🤝 And the powerful role of community collaboration — turning local garden waste into a resource for animal feed, soil building, erosion control, and climate resilience.

Their work shows how permaculture principles can regenerate land, protect coastlines from erosion, and create a rich, nourishing life off the grid.

➡️ Part 2 is now live! How Compost & Mulch Help Prevent Flooding & Coastal Erosion    • Inside Permaculture Island – Part 2: How C...  
🌀 Part 3: How to Care for Chickens, PIgs & Goats -    • How to Care for Chickens, Pigs & Goats | P...  
💧 Part 4: How to make self-watering grow beds & smart greenhouses -    • Inside Permaculture Island: How to make se...  

Stay tuned for:
🔋 Part 5: Solar Power & Building a Refrigerated Pantry for Energy Independence

👉 Read more about Gavin and Lucy's inspiring story in Permaculture magazine:
https://www.permaculture.co.uk/issue/...

Filmed by T.H. Venner