Richard Higgins, chairman and CEO of Good Gardeners International, is our guest on the latest episode of the SFT Podcast.
Alongside being CEO of Good Gardeners International (GGI), Richard is also a philosopher, fungi specialist, holistic scientist, and Director of Sustainable Agriculture London. He grew up on a mixed farm in Somerset and studied his National Diploma in Agriculture (NDA) at the Royal Berkshire College of Agriculture on Farm and Grassland Management. He later completed a 10-year postgraduate study of the soil fertility works of Sir Albert Howard while travelling and teaching from China to Hawaii.
In this episode, Richard talks to Patrick about Sir Albert Howard’s influence on his own career, how agriculture intersects with the work of Good Gardeners International – including the charity’s demonstration farm, its innovative composting system and the value of human manure as fertiliser.
Visit Good Gardners International here to find out more about their work and follow them on their social media channels @GoodGardenersINTL.
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“[Human manure] is the best fertiliser on the planet... all things from the Earth should go back to the Earth.”
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