Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Off-Grid Permaculture Paradise on a Crumbling Cliff | Gavin & Lucy from Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild
Description:
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 youtu.be/JbjefyhSta0
🌀 Part 3: How to Care for Chickens, PIgs & Goats - youtu.be/BReHUQo5f_8?si=Bp6dTUgvVr9RnSQS
💧 Part 4: How to make self-watering grow beds & smart greenhouses - youtu.be/eeS3jInmd8o?si=9ZGgWbAS869zAOMt
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:
permaculture.co.uk/issue/autumn-125
Filmed by T.H. Venner
Off-Grid Permaculture Paradise on a Crumbling Cliff | Gavin & Lucy from Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild
Description:
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 youtu.be/JbjefyhSta0
🌀 Part 3: How to Care for Chickens, PIgs & Goats - youtu.be/BReHUQo5f_8?si=Bp6dTUgvVr9RnSQS
💧 Part 4: How to make self-watering grow beds & smart greenhouses - youtu.be/eeS3jInmd8o?si=9ZGgWbAS869zAOMt
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:
permaculture.co.uk/issue/autumn-125
Filmed by T.H. Venner
