Kevin started farming milking dairy cows, which led on to completing an agricultural diploma, to working and managing dairy herds (10 years dairy farming in NZ). Throughout his life having a passion for growing vegetables and being as self sufficient as possible.

On returning to Cornwall Kevin wanted to be part of a change in the way we live on our planet and has worked for the last 15 years at the Eden Project, where he has been an important part of it’s evolution.

Kevin gained a Horticultural Diploma and spent 10 years as the Outdoor Crops Supervisor. Kevin’s currently heads Eden’s Estate’s team and is managing the acres of grounds on the pit’s perimeter, including woods and disused farmland.

Kevin is passionate about traditional land management methods and promotes the use of handheld tools where possible.

Recently, Kevin has liased with the Heritage Crafts Association and initiated several Traditional Land management workshops, helping revival of the lost crafts where man and nature worked in harmony, without reliance on the oil industry.

I learned to scythe under Kevin Austin in 2020. From there started a journey into traditional skills. I was originally on an academic path, but always with a deep love of being outside in the natural environment so learning traditional practical skills like scything and hedgelaying has been amazing and increased and strengthened my bond to the land tenfold, particularly to my homelands of Cornwall.