Aloha, welcome to Lillian's Vegan World. I'm your host, Lillian Cumick, with Think Tech Hawaii. Today's show is Vegalution of Food in Hawaii Schools, Hawaiian Plate Lunches of the Future. Very excited to introduce my guest today. He is a public advocate, environmental activist, and veteran high school and coach, and teacher, and financial advisor. Welcome to the show, Andrew Orodean from Honolulu. Aloha. Aloha, thank you so much. Lillian, for having me today, really excited to talk about this shared passion that we have and all the good work that there is to do. It's a pleasure to have you on, Andrew, and talk about something that is a very, very serious topic, which is educating children in schools about the plant-based diet and vegan lifestyle. So first of all, Andrew, please introduce yourself to the viewers, tell us a little bit about you, whether you are vegan or not, whether your family's vegan or not. Please go ahead. Yeah, yeah, so once again, I'm Andrew Orodean, and I've been a teacher in Hawaii really for over 15 years. So I had a great chance to work in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, with students in all kinds of capacities, and even in food service and student leadership. So I really, in my career in Hawaii, which span schools on Oahu, the big island Maui, I really just got a good look at, you know, how different students are eating, all the different food cultures, and options are out there. And I also saw some opportunities for improvement too, that I'm excited to talk about. So how long have you been vegan for? Yeah, and so I think this is, you know, to clarify, I honestly, I consider myself an aspirational vegan. I really, I'm not perfect. It's really important to me to make deliberate health choices and to understand the implications of all my choices. 95% of the time, I'm in a vegan category, but also, you know, eggs, I eat fish on the margins. So, you know, even that's something that I'm exploring for myself. But I think one of the things I hope we talk about today is how there's room for all kinds of people on the spectrum. And when we're inclusive and we can kind of expand, you know, have a bigger tent, then we can actually be more successful in achieving the values that we care about when we're making intentional food decisions. Mm-hmm. Andrew, many studies point to teaching children about veganism to help solve some of the planet's issues, including topics such as the obvious, which is healthy eating. And I think when you look at a place like the state that we live in, in Hawaii, you'll see that there's so much illness here. But studies are saying that around half of the population of Hawaii is either suffering from diabetes or pre-diabetic. That is a huge number. So what is the importance of teaching children at a younger age about health, eating healthy? Also environmental issues, animal rights issues, what are your thoughts about that? Yeah, I mean, these are such core, they're almost existential issues for our community and society in the schools are often the place where we hope and believe and aspire that we will teach our children and they will make better decisions than we did and they will move the world forward. What can also happen though is a kind of modeling, you know, where the habits of previous ways of doing things, you know, persist for all kinds of reasons, for convenience, inertia, affordability, familiarity and comfort. But, you know, that's again something I'm excited unpacked today with you. It's just how can our schools, you know, really strive closer to their mission, which is to prepare our children to succeed in their world, which has changed. Even since the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, we are, they're facing problems that we understand better and that are more clear than even they, some of our problems back then. So, rambling a bit, but I'm just excited for the prospect of this change.  And I, just from my 15 years in schools, there are more opportunities for students to build community and learn about their food and to be a part of the solutions than we've taken advantage of so far. There's more good work to do. Absolutely, I couldn't agree more. Andrew, a lot of our viewers, I think, are going to be familiar with this person that I do wanna bring up, James Cameron, who is an amazing movie producer, director. He also was part of the team that produced the Game Changers, which is an amazing Netflix documentary that covers topics like the protein issues when it comes to plant-based eating and excellent, excellent documentary for anyone who is wanting to know more about how a plant-based diet works in regards to protein working out and whether you're an athlete or not. This is an awesome show to watch. I just quickly, I second that endorsement and it really set off my more intentional vegan journey when I, you know, 10 months ago, I think I saw it. But yeah, extra plug, Game Changers. Yeah, absolutely. You know, a lot of people have actually gone vegan after watching that show, The Game Changers. So it's a very powerful show and it does bring about some truths and some shocking evidence that is gonna really change the way you think about the food that you have been eating thus far and thought was the only food that could give you energy and fuel enough to be a very strong athlete. So anyway, amazing show. James Cameron and his wife, Susie, I would like to show the first slide. Susie and James Cameron's vegan news school is now offering virtual learning in all 50 states. This is amazing. The learning platform will actually be available to districts across the country from 20 to 21, the academic schools. So amazing news. Go online if you're interested in enrolling your child into something like this because this school is actually the first of its kind in the nation.  What are some ideas that you're proposing in regards to changing the education system? What curriculums we can add in order to give our children the education they need in regards to health and environmental issues? Yeah, I think that there's a lot of good answers to this question, but I wanna answer it with a bit of a story. So about eight years ago on Maui, a group of Maui students who were leaders at their various high schools banded together and decided they wanted to bring awareness to the issue of smoking on Maui beaches and all of the cigarette butt litter that they were picking up made of microplastics and everywhere. So this club of 40 student leaders got together, made a plan to clean up all the beaches on the island, count all the cigarette butts and then deliver them to their representatives. That was part of a student led movement that led to legislation banning smoking on Maui County beaches. And I think it was an incredible movement, an incredible result. And it really demonstrates the power of youth, the power of teenagers who are motivated to get together and share what their passion about what they care about and then implement change and advocate for change. I think Greta Thunberg being the sort of face of this global climate movement, it's there's something very special about having the most years ahead on this planet. When you know that you have 70, 80, 90 years ahead of you, you're invested in a different way. So there's something powerful there too, but practically the potential power, the untapped power of Hawaii students to build community and implement changes in their schools and their communities is real. And so I'm excited about student leaders and all the people in their communities, principals, teachers, advisors, the chefs, foods, everybody kind of working proactively toward more sustainable solutions. And I think that the students having a key seat at the table or a driving seat accelerates positive change. Absolutely. I do wanna show the second slide, Andrew, about the new school. So film director James Cameron and his wife environmental advocate, Suzy Amos Cameron. They've partnered with public school districts across the United States to use online learning platform news virtual, which is an expansion of their California-based vegan school news global school. The school was actually founded in 2006 by Suzy and her sister Rebecca Amos. And the mission is to inspire and prepare young students to live consciously for the planet. I think this is just really groundbreaking stuff. I'm not sure if other countries have done it, but definitely a first in the state. So can you imagine if there was something like this available in Hawaii? Right, I mean, exactly. And this is the beginning, like this is part of a zeitgeist. They're all over, it's still at the margin, but 2015 was the first school to do it. I have heard of some schools in New England. I think there's a school out there that's maybe it's just vegetarian, but I know that there are schools that are considering mission and vision that do build food values in really intentionally. But man, it's exciting. And why not? I mean, we have so many different kinds of private school models here. And for public and charter schools, it's different in terms of what they can actually do. The charter schools would have more freedom to make choices around food, but even in just the broader institution, there are ways that the DOE and there are ways that they have done good work. Just wanna keep supporting those changes. Absolutely. And implementing things like a plant-based menu in schools or at least having that option in schools, I think is extremely important. We are so far behind in terms of having options for people who are plant strong or vegan or vegetarian. So I think this is definitely a conversation that we need to address and at the higher level. Andrew, we are going to take a short break for some messages to the viewers. Please stay tuned and see you in one minute. Aloha. I'm Dan Leif. I go by Fig because I was an Air Force fighter pilot for 33 years and you have to have a nickname. I get to host, I'm think tech Hawaii, two shows. Figments, the power of imagination and figments on reality. The power of imagination introduces you to some of my incredible friends and their life experiences. Astronauts, war heroes, Hollywood writers, you name it. They're on it and you'll be inspired and entertained. And on reality, I'll give you something hard to find, non-political commentary on today's events. That's right, non-political because the vitriol doesn't help folks. So figments, the power of imagination, figments, on reality, both on think tech Hawaii. Welcome back to the show. I'm Lillian Cumick with think tech Hawaii, host of Lillian's Vegan World. Today we're talking about a vegetarian of food in Hawaii schools, Hawaiian plate lunches of the future. Speaking of the future and the vegan food and plant-based cooking, I am also the cookbook author of the awesome book, Little Hawaii, A Vegan Paradise. This was just released last November, 2020. It has over 120 plant-based recipes inspired by the islands. I've actually veganized Hawaiian food. It is a first and it's an amazing book if you love Hawaii and the food here. My next book, Tasting Hawaii Vegan Style, is going to be launching this year in November, 2021. So look out for that. I'm very excited for its release as well. I would love to welcome back to the show my guest today, Andrew Orodean. Welcome back to the show, Andrew. Thanks, Lillian. We're talking about schools, the future of curriculums that we can perhaps try to implement in schools. Andrew, give us some ideas. I know that you have prepared some slides for us. Give us some ideas what you think schools would really benefit from in terms of learning more about food, awareness of environmental issues and stuff like that. Yeah, you know, I can share, in a past school I was at, there was a group of students and teachers who came together to create a vegan cooking club.  And that, it led to a sort of movement. It had cachet that other students wanted to join and they had questions. And it was a really kind of positive and organic way that the community came about and grew. And I think that there's potential for more of that. In all of our schools, there are clubs that are student initiated, that have teacher advisors that support all kinds of passions, you know, could be robotics or esports. But it can also be vegan cooking and vegan values. And I think that's just one example, but making our schools really inclusive places, I think to be a 12 or 13 year old kid out there, sometimes like being a vegan puts, no, not sometimes you're in the minority or even if you're curious about it. And that is not an easy place to be when you're figuring out who you are. So making our schools places where the vegan kid is just as cool as anybody else making their choices or that it's not even a filter that's part of how people evaluate each other.  So the short answer there, the long short answer is clubs and communities that come from the students, but also there are ways to help invite students into those too, sometimes creating infrastructure and organizations that can help those schools or those teachers say, hey, where are the resources? What are some interesting events? How can I build energy behind this? Andrew, in regards to your daughter, you have a daughter who is how old and in what year at school? She's a six year old first grader. First grader, awesome. Is there anything like this in her school? Are there any clubs like you just mentioned or circles or something? That's a good question. So she's a little one and that's interesting too is that the student initiated clubs start to come in and play more in kind of middle and high school, whereas adults sometimes set the tone more in elementary school. So currently, I'm not sure at the moment, but it's another area for potential, right? How can we build these values in? That's also really important in that like it's not political, it's not threatening, it's not aggressive, it's really just, hey, there's a bunch of great things to learn about sustainable, intentional, vegan and vegetarian based eating. Let's share those lessons and see for whom it resonates. Yes, I was gonna say one thing that kind of bugs me personally is that, you know, animal rights and how animals are treated in slaughterhouses, things like that, it's just become socially acceptable that certain animals are going to have that fate, whereas other animals are treated differently. Are you, do you believe that's something that children should know about? The, what goes on in slaughterhouses, how food, some of their food ends up on their plates? So I do have, I'll ask you a question that we got from one of the viewers, which is, Andrew, can we teach children to grasp what is happening in the meat and dairy industry without frightening them? And is it okay to be a little frightened? I mean, you know, there's a lot of layers of that question and this gets so into how each family wants to raise their child and tell their story. There's a lot of myths that we keep alive for our children and for all kinds of reasons to protect them or insulate them from the harshness of the world or to crete match, but this is so elemental and core, right? I mean, when we're bringing food into our body every single day, this is not like a detail or an extra. So personally, my feeling is there are ways that we need to be really, we can be careful, but we need to share with them the full impacts of our food choices. And unfortunately, whether I'm five, 10, 15 or 20, that the impact is comparable, you know, on my body and the earth around me. And so I think it's a delicate conversation at certain ages, but by middle to high school, they can handle reality. You know, that's probably what you do.  And so the veils got to come off at some point and say, okay, here's how it works. Exactly.  So I can't speak firsthand as a parent, but as, you know, as someone who promotes the vegan lifestyle and plant based diet, it is always concerning that if something is so shocking or frightening, like the slaughterhouses and how animals are just so mistreated, not only in slaughterhouses, in sometimes zoos, in circuses, there's a lot of animal exploitation. Now, if that is able to continue on, how does that, how does that, how is that acceptable? Like mentally, how have we become a society where we can turn a blind eye to such shocking things and pretend it's not happening and then try and protect our young children from seeing the truth and just allow it to happen? If that's the case, I don't think it should be happening in the first place. So hard. I mean, it really gets at kind of the core contradictions. You know, even in our schools, we're trying to lift up our students and prepare them to be stronger and better and kinder. And, but when, you know, there are contradictions on many levels built into our systems and our food system is definitely a part of that. So it's hard. It's like holding two things in mind that are oppositional, but, you know, I think we just recognize we agree on this. It's just how do we, so how do we get from where we are to where we want to be incrementally and effectively, which is, you know, in a more, we all want a more sustainable climate, you know, air and land and sea, we all want peace. Like we don't even, the carnivorous among us, you know, and I've been that it, you know, it's not the core desire doesn't originate out of a desire to be cruel. It's other things. It's, you know, salt, fat, grease, protein, flavor. Traditions come from food, culture. Yeah. So I propose starting new traditions and cultures in accordance with the times that we're living in because there's got to be some kind of change. I don't believe that the world can continue on the way it is and be sustainable. It just is, we've gone too far almost. That's why I'm very excited to hear your ideas about, you know, getting some programs into schools where kids can learn so many other values that their parents just can't teach them because of the times that we're in, you know, my parents, my grandparents.  And that was the way it was. But I think that now we can all agree the world can be a better place. And here's another question I'm gonna ask you, Andrew.  They freak out for a while? Yeah, well, and it might make them think about things that maybe some people don't wanna think about. But what's so bad about not wanting to eat meat anymore because you've seen where and how it actually ends up on the plate? So interesting with kids because it takes us 20 years to raise them and at different points, we bring them into the world a little more. Like there is an interesting discussion here about how to deliver this message and when, but I don't think it's whether it's how what's appropriate. So the benefits, Andrew, give us a rundown. What do you think the benefits of teaching children about the plant-based diet? To the extent that we believe that our schools are vehicles to help our young people live better lives, they need a deep and comprehensive understanding of nutrition and our food production system and where they fit in and where they would like to fit in. And it's complicated and it takes time and they're up against their taste buds and marketing and culture and a lot. So yeah, I mean, I think just the potential to go into our schools where we have 185,000 students in the state, they have the most at stake and they deserve to know the truth and they deserve to know it sooner so they can make better decisions or at least own their decisions and not be in the dark sooner because the clock is ticking. Yep, so Andrew, where do you see Hawaiian plate lunches in the future? Well, man, I would love to see a beautiful vegan plate lunch that has all the things we love, rice and beans and kimchi, but that also has our spinach and greens and tempeh and citrus and spices.  There's, I want to see Lillian's 20 different vegan plate lunches all across the country. Never know, plant the seed and interesting things can grow. Andrew, thank you so much for joining our show today. It's been awesome having you on. This is definitely a very delicate subject whether you teach your children about the truths of what's going on. Also, it's a great topic for parents to start thinking about, you know, what their children are being taught in schools and what they would like to see more of in schools. So I appreciate your time today, Andrew. I wish you well in the vegetarian of food in Hawaii's schools. Keep us posted. Thanks so much, Lillian. And to the viewers, thank you so much again for joining us for another show with Lillian's Vegan World. Look forward to seeing you again. Please do stay safe, get vaccinated. And until next time, aloha.


First session is very much to learn about the innovations for agriculture and nature. And there are five stars in this space that agriculture or nature is very much their first area of focus doesn't mean their innovation can only stay in the space. But today you will be able to listen to like a full flam pitching their innovations and please do stay tuned and let them to tell you about their innovation. So the first two stars I will start sharing. We have Karen from Gentian it's going to share about their story their innovation how technology and AI can help biodiversity. So Karen please to share your screen. Hi my name is Karen Day and I'm the managing director of Gentian. We have a passion for sustainability and biodiversity and this has led us to develop a new way to carry out ecological surveys remotely and with no need to go on site. The state of the art in ecological surveys today is still a person with a clipboard and a meter square. This leads to a number of pain points around accessibility lack of detail inaccuracies and inconsistent approaches all of which means increased effort and cost and more significantly increased exposure to risk for those using the information. There's also a lack of skilled resource in this area. Our solution takes advantage of the falling cost of commercially available imagery and we train algorithms using the latest machine learning technology to recognize vegetation based on standard methodologies like the UK biodiversity metric. The process is automated and the reports are produced in standard formats that are easy to read and easy to use. There's a market pool for ecological surveys driven by new regulatory frameworks which targets for the next 30 years. Our sales predictions in the UK for green roof surveys alone are five million a year and this increases to 66 million for habitat surveys and this is the developing market. We have an early sales pipeline. Our team combines skills in key areas around machine learning, biodiversity, satellite tech and operational support. Each of our team has an impressive background and brings a wealth of experience and a network of contacts that we're able to leverage. So we have the tech, the team, the traction and the timing and now we need working capital to scale up our activity. We have a route to market strategy and a product roadmap and we're looking to raise a million to extend our runway out to 2024. As a software as a service business the capital will be used to stabilize and consolidate our team and add in a sales dimension. For further information please contact me. My address is on the slides. Thank you very much and thank you for really like squeezing the presentation in two minutes. Right so now after we listen to Karen, I'm going to invite our next founder Rebecca. So Rebecca it's going to share about their innovation form Smarter's and Rebecca I remember you are going to share with also the recorded video so please do remember to click share songs as well. Hello yes I'm going to be showing a pre-recorded video so I hope you find it of interest. Hello and welcome to Farm Smarter. Small holders in developing regions often have little mechanization or irrigation. They eke out a living but they're fiercely proud of their farms. The 600 million small holdings on our planet are custodians of over 40 percent of farmland in developing regions but their potential to positively impact climate change and food security is massively underestimated. Small holders like Obi here struggle to maximize their yields so we developed the Farm Smarter app to make climate smart farming information accessible to all. Farmers can map their fields, get instant crop disease diagnosis and the climate smart information they need to optimize their farm all at the click of a button. They can also link up to access finance and logistics so there's real strength in their numbers. Our users are grouped in clusters of local farms to give them bargaining power and we have thousands of farmers waiting to join our already established farmer community. A small holder could increase their annual yield by 20 percent using our disease ID tool and resources. Farm Smarter puts everything a small holder needs for success in an accessible environment. We're helping farmers become sustainably productive breaking down barriers between small holders and the marketplace. Governments and commercial partners are supporting us in the UK, Africa, South America and Indonesia to achieve our big idea. Empowering small holder farmers globally via today's mobile technology. Our core team won a sort after innovate UK agritech grant to develop our prototype using over 60 years to combine agritech experience. So Farm Smarter is what you call a winning combination. Do contact us to find out more about how to join our Farm Smarter journey. Thank you very much Rebecca. Thank you very much for listening. Right so our next one would be Sushma the planet but she is stuck in the traffic which means I am going to share the pre-recorded info video from her with you. So please do bear with me while I'm doing this. It's easy to tell people what to do and when it's my own terms it doesn't seem that easy to find whatever I need to share. So now I'm feeling very nervous. Right I am going to share my whole screen and please do bear with me. I will be very quickly. Right could anyone tell me that you can see my screen. I'm going to play this page. Hi I'm Sushma the co-founder of the planet and we're building the world's most impactful climatic platforms and we're starting with the wine industry. We're working with some of the world's largest companies and saving the millions of dollars in production and we're doing this at a global scale with AI satellite data and research that's come out of our team coming out from the University of Oxford. Four years ago we started talking to a large winemaker about how the data wasn't helping them improve production or reduce costs and they were doing all this with spreadsheet sheets and then there was one emergency of the 450 billion dollar wine industry which is the second largest agricultural market in the world 90 billion dollars was being lost and it was due to extreme weather events such as heat and frost and this is just getting worse rapidly with 80 percent of the world's vineyards to be lost in the next three years and making it unviable for growers and producers unless they adopt new methods. We've developed our SaaS product wine signal which uses satellite imagery machine learning and one of the biggest data sets that does not exist anywhere else in the world. Our large high value customers are already saving over 50 per tonne of grapes produced and those focused on quality are seeing an improvement by up to 20 per bottle of wine. Other value ads are monitoring for irrigation, disease, tail and plastic pack as well as base lining and monitoring for carbon capture. Natalia, Dave and I came together at Oxford bringing together our industry experience from defense communications and oil and gas and decided to provide our expertise for the benefit of the planet. We're joined by Matt as head of sales with over 20 years of wine industry experience along with the global team of 19 people who are passionate about making an impact. In summary we're providing the wine industry the ability to adapt and thrive in the face of climate change. It's a huge opportunity and a large market in the real traction of over 500k in revenue along with 60 customers that we're very excited about. Our ask is for introductions to wine makers and producers and if you'd like to participate in a seed round we'd love to hear from you. Thank you. Great. So I will stop sharing just in case. Right, who doesn't like wine, doesn't it? And now there is innovation there that can help the wine industry to do better so it's a wonderful innovation for the agriculture sector and we believe that it can be not only applying for wine as well as later on for other different crops. The next one we are going to invite Polly from other modules to present their innovation. So Molly, Polly, if you are live please do turn on camera and start to share your screen. Hi, thanks Marla. Do you see my screen? Yes. Okay. Hi everyone. My name is Polly. I'm founder of Alamundis. So our mission actually it's not actually work. Our mission is to connect quality urban forestry projects with corporations that want to invest in local projects with positive social and biodiversity impact. So urban forestry which are our street trees, parks and woodlands are so critical to us fighting climate change in our local communities and cities. We've seen the unprecedented heat wave last week in the UK. So with the street trees alone can actually reduce the surface temperature by 12 degrees Celsius and the bank of street trees can actually reduce it by 20 degrees Celsius and not only do they bring down the heat but they have other benefits like biodiversity net gain floodwater reduction and pollution reduction. So in terms of these initiatives so local authorities have declared climate emergencies in the UK and they are kicking off these projects what there's there's lack of funding from from their perspective and the corporates who are actually looking to invest in local initiatives can cannot find quality local projects to invest. So this is where work we come in. So we are actually connecting these two parties together with our in-house urban forestry experts. We actually help design and implement these projects with local authorities using our technology. We make it very simple and efficient for corporations to actually invest in these initiatives and we actually provide monitoring service and reporting service to report on the environment on the social benefits that these projects provide. So our software is very actually effective and efficient. We look at the portfolio approach of these urban forestry projects around the UK. So the organizations can actually invest in locations where their employees and their their customers live and we believe the scale is important. We believe that urgency is important. So the time to act is now. Thank you. Thank you very much Paulie for sharing with us. The time to act is definitely now.


Hello and welcome back to another epic episode of the Private Property Home Shopper Show. Today we are touring a mesmerising home right here in the incredible Blair Athol Golf and a Question Estate. This home offers jaw-dropping fairway views with a stunning backdrop of the Michalesburg Mountains, of which you can see from almost every room. The home boasts five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, a three car garage and so much more, all for 16 million rent. But before we tour this incredible home behind me, let me let you know that you can find your new home on privateproperty.co.za and don't forget to buy tickets for the Cape Town Property Show before they run out, all details in the description below. My name is Chad Rivera, this is the Private Property Home Shopper Show, welcome home. Approaching this house, regardless of doing it on car or on foot, you know you're in for something special. Walking over that wooden bridge, the pond just below you, approaching those two massive wood doors inlaid with glass and taking your first steps within the house, you see that all of those thoughts have come true and were correct. You've got these two flowing staircases leading to the upstairs area, that's where all the bedrooms are located. The south end of the home has an office, a bed sit and the first bedroom and the only bedroom really other than the bed sit that's located downstairs and the north side of the home has all of the living areas.  Where we're going to start out is the living areas, follow me. Another set of wood double doors leads you into your living areas and there's a couple of features right here that I'd like to point out. One behind me, you've got a walk in wine cellar, not only with your wine racks but also with a built in fridge and then just to the right of that you've got your guest toilet situated very close to the entrance area with all the trappings you'd want in a guest toilet. But just through this archway, this is your kitchen. It's beautifully situated in this home overlooking your lounge area as well as your dining room area. It really is built as an entertainer's home. You're able to interact with your family, with your friends or any guests that come here without feeling out of the action while you're prepping meals. You've got your prep sink as well as those really cool plugs that pop out of your center islands right over here. So if you are using more appliances, you've got yourself covered up above us, really nice down lighting that is also transitioned onto your ceiling giving you all the light you might need. A really cool feature in this kitchen has to be the central air conditioning blowing air in keeping you nice and cool space for a double door fridge which is I know a feature a lot of us want. And then on my right hand side, we've got a roller door that hides your coffee area keeping this area very neat and tidy. You've got a freestanding stove with a five-top gas burner extractor fan here hidden behind the skirting again keeping the lines very clean in this kitchen and then also a built-in microwave oven with more cupboard space. Now behind me right here behind that door you've got your scullery area comes with a dry good storage area plenty of cupboard space, your double sink as well as access to your garden. So anything that you don't see here such as your washing machine your tumble dry or even your dishwasher you'll find in your scullery area with all of that under counter storage but moving forward you've got a stunning sun deck and we're going to that next. And now we get to walk down and enjoy this incredible sunroom two chairs are placed here for you to overlook something that can only be described as an incredibly beautiful garden up above me you've got a skylight with built-in shutters so if you are worried about the sun you don't need to be because we can shut that out. Blind is also built in and two fully foldable stackable glass doors really let you enjoy nature which is all that Blair Athol is really about you're so close to incredible bits of nature and this home lets you enjoy it. For those that don't know Blair Athol is a Gary Player certified golf course ranked six in the world and this home not only enjoys that but enjoys so many trappings such as that half garage you can fit two golf quarts as well as a motorcycle and bicycles in there so you can enjoy the trails the mountain biking trails hiking trails the home is built for convenience and you're going to see so much more of it as we walk into this lounge follow me. As you walk into the lounge area you'll see not only is it spacious but beautifully lit we've closed the blinds behind us so you can see how you can block out light as you see fit. The home when we speak about convenience has not only a home automation system that I'm going to show you in just a moment but also central air conditioning central vacuuming and then as well as this very cool feature echo tv on the home is about comfort about sitting down relaxing with friends with family and enjoying the sights the sounds of nature but also the space it has while still remaining very very comfortable so we've shown you the kitchen we've shown you the sunroom we've shown you this lounge suite with the beautiful fireplace and all the incredible features such as the bulkhead down lighting it's now time to show you the dining room area before we move out onto the outside the deck the pool the garden those are things you definitely don't want to miss come with me and yeah beautifully tucked away in a sunlit and beautifully decorated corner is your dining room table we've got two four six eight chairs in a very conservative space very very easy for you to entertain large groups while this doesn't take up a huge amount of space like those long tables we see so often does i love the chandelier draping down but my favorite has to be this a set of slidable and stackable doors right here as well as one right in front of me leading immediately out onto your outdoor area you can see we're passing the lounge suite here but this is what i'd expect an outdoor area to be a patio we've got tons and tons of space for you to utilize as you wish you've got your lounge suite there you've got your dining room table here another one then so everyone's favorite pastime the bri right underneath an extractor fan here and this is an industrial extractor fan so you can bri during any time of the year of year prep area as well as prep sink with your under counter storage access to the back garden that we saw from the sunroom and walking forward you're coming to the pillars that basically terminate the patio area but we've got built in weather shades that come all the way down and lock into hooks cemented in the floor so this does become quite an indoor area if the weather isn't favorable but when the weather is favorable this is exactly where you're going to be wanting to spend all your time a beautiful wood deck over looking the 17th hole of that gary player golf course that i spoke about you can see the restaurant all the way out in the distance that is a world-class restaurant there's so much to do within this estate they've got 17 different fishing dams i believe three or four of them are trout dams so if you are a big fisherman you know you're going to be covered here but if you're not into fishing and you'd rather kick back with a mimoso or cocktail and enjoy this deck area you've got this pool right over here that is room flow and it does have some amazing views put a lilo down and really sit back and enjoy your success another very very cool thing about this garden is it's very large it extends all the way down to another sun deck all the way in the corner of it that you can sit down enjoy maybe another bri or even light up a small bonfire and toast up some marshmallows but my favorite feature has to be this over here all the way beginning at the top of the house you have your very own private river that runs all the way down in a waterfall down all the way to the corner of your garden right where that other sun deck is you can see the trout in it what a cool feature to have in a home that's yours i love the outside area and wait until you see this area from the top of the master suite i promise you it's a view you don't want to miss out on follow me and now we are back inside the house and it's time to explore the south end that we saw right at the beginning of the video behind me you've got your office area now this office area is purpose built for you to get your work done you have access not only to your patio but you've also got a Juliet balcony overlooking your koi pond in that river that we spoke about you can sit there de-stress focus your mind and then sit back down at your office table and really get to the nitty gritties of your work love that has been included and in the perfect spot in my opinion but a little bit further along you come to a bed sit on my right hand side and a storage room on my left let's go explore what a bed sit is what it means and why you're going to be so lucky to have one in your home a bed sit is essentially a studio apartment attached to your home typically there's a connected bathroom a kitchenette and space for both a seating area and a bed as you can see this bed sit ticks all the boxes the quaint ensuite bathroom has everything you need including a stunning vanity and a large walking shower this space is absolutely perfect for your older kids allowing them a sense of autonomy and privacy it's also a great option for long-term guests or your in-law now rounding off the ground floor of this home is the first bedroom other than the bed sit located in the corner of the home now this bedroom has utilized space rather smartly so one it also has access from outside just like what we saw in the bed sit so if you have got guests yeah all of them can come and go as they please without disturbing anybody it's got a lot of cupboard space plenty of space for your bed as well as a sitting area yeah with some windows letting in a lot of natural light but what I think the killer feature is for this bedroom isn't the air conditioning isn't the decorations isn't the fantastic views that's what's behind me as your ensuite bathroom you've got a jacuzzi bathtub situated in the corner double vanities and a stunningly large shower for you to sit relax and wash all of your woes away because living in a home like this most certainly is going to make sure you very very happy and now it's time for us to head straight back to that front door over there and walk upstairs and see exactly what the bedrooms on the top floor have installed first and here we are back where we started but this time we get to enjoy taking this flowing staircase all the way up to the top level now not only do we have oak engineered floors but that's mirrored on the balustrades right here and the wood details continue on to the balustrade it's a lovely detail that works so well with the wrought iron but here we are within the top level this is generally dedicated to a pajama lounge but right now it's playing towards the house's strength and that is views this is a home that you're going to be sitting back relaxing and enjoying the incredible views that the home has to offer and this additional juliet balcony really does just that you can overlook your patio as well as the incredible views in blaethal and now leaving this incredible view behind it's time for us to take a look at the first bedroom upstairs and it's a juliet bedroom let's go the first bedroom upstairs is without a doubt super cozy and comfy all thanks to warm down lights and the cushy beam cobs but what makes this room so special are the two french doors that lead on to two separate balconies making this a really large room even bigger and of course the cherry on top has to be those gorgeous views the ensuite bathroom comes fully equipped with a double vanity a large shower and a stunning corner bath even better this bathroom is also connected to the second upstairs bedroom while slightly smaller this room is just as impressive it has the same cozy carpets and warm down lights making it the perfect space for your kids to sit and relax it also has access to a massive balcony overlooking lush green trees and we've saved the best for last it's finally time for us to take a look at this master suite in this incredible 16 million rent home and here we are finally in our master suite and as you can see coming through those doors you end up in your walking closet now the cupboard space behind me is the perfect spot for all of your favorite outfits but this master suite hides something so much cooler and that is your very own kitchenette you can see the marble countertop under counter storage prep sink as well as plug points allow you to enjoy your favorite cup of coffee a hot cup of tea or even your favorite snack without having to venture downstairs but this master suite has so much more in store for us so come along with me and let's check it out plush carpets lead you into the rest of this master suite and let me tell you we've used the word breathtaking often and never more does it apply to something like it has to this home walking into this master suite you've got a wall filled with glass letting you overlook not only your stunning garden with your river snaking through it all the way down to the sun area or the sun deck should we I say but you've got almost 180 degree views of the rest of the Blair Athol gulf in a question estate you can see the mists shift through the forests it is undeniably one of the best views I think you could ever wake up to and this bedroom has got it it's got plenty of space it's got beautiful lighting it's got bulkhead ceilings and air conditioning but the reason you'd be buying this home and the reason this is the master suite is without a doubt this incredible view so let me stop talking let me meet you out on that balcony and why don't you enjoy some cutaways of what you're gonna see if you wake up here every morning and as you can see views like this without a doubt speak for themselves almost everywhere you look in this home specifically within this master suite there is a view that's gonna take your breath away but with incredible views you really do need a place an incredible place for you to enjoy them and there's a place like that right over here come with me I think you can enjoy it and here it is right here your very own private jacuzzi bought in a place where you can enjoy those amazing views can you imagine night time in this warm jacuzzi the cold blaethel air surrounding you jets on lights on and just enjoying the sights and sounds of nature I think it sounds very good I love this I've always been a huge fan for jacuzzi but if a jacuzzi isn't your thing this bathroom most certainly is going to be unfortunately that is all we have time for today but before we head out let's talk about what you'll get if you make this incredible home yours five bedrooms four and a half bathrooms a three car garage incredible views and the peace and serenity of knowing you staying one of the most upmarket and exclusive estate in South Africa blaethel golf and equestrian estate all for 16 million rent now if you'd like to make this home yours please contact Alexandra Bentley from Chase Everett all of the details on screen right now and a huge thank you goes out both to Alexandra Bentley as well as Chase Everett for allowing us to showcase this home and show you all of the incredible features it has to offer don't forget to like share and subscribe to this channel so you don't miss out on any other incredible South African homes better yet hit the notification bell so you don't miss out on the private property podcast or any other episodes of the private property home shopper show lost but not least buy your tickets for the property show we can't wait to see you there from myself Chad Rivera's the team at the private property home shopper show thank you so much and we'll see you next time


버 тебя gyntaf i unig o'r ystllin ac i gŸrdd o hyd yn fawr? GŸrdd o hyd yn fawr? Mae Ynny'r fawr yn Gymru gyrfaedd yn ein bod yn ddigwydd i fawr hefyd. Fawr yn Gymru gyrfaedd yn ddigwydd i fawr? Mae newid i soughtg gyddiol. Mae gennym iawn i gynnydd i gyrfaith i gyrfaith i gyrfaith i gyrfaith sydd yn gwybod o gyrfaith sydd yn gwybod. Fawr yn cyfosom yn gwybod o gysylltu i gynnig i gyddiol. Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan was published for consultation on 1 January this year, setting out our vision for an energy transition that responds to the climate emergency, but which is fair. A very high number of responses to the consultation have been received, an independent analysis of those is currently being carried out. We will fully consider the stakeholder's view as we develop the final strategy and plan. James Dornan Thank you for that reply cabinet secretary. Do you agree with me that the £7 million of Scottish Government funding for projects such as a study into treating water from the river Clyde to reduce cheap hydrogen and the creation of a hydrogen hub and Glasgow airport for storage and distribution will greatly help to create renewable and lower carbon hydrogen production by 2030? The £7 million of funding recently offered by the Scottish Government's hydrogen innovation scheme to 32 innovative projects such as those mentioned by Mr Dornan will help to drive technological progress and advanced innovation, supporting our ambition of 5 gigawatts of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production by 2030. Those projects will progress innovative solutions to address and overcome key challenges related to scaling up hydrogen production, storage and distribution in Scotland. There are a number of supplementaries that will hopefully get through all of them, but they will need to be brief and in-care. The £25 million has been allocated to the Scottish Government's Just Transition Fund, but unlike previous funding rounds, that is being assessed and distributed by the Scottish National Investment Bank rather than provided direct to support projects. Can I ask the cabinet secretary for what reason did the Government abandon the initial process and what does it say to companies who missed out the first time round who now see the goalposts as shifted? I can reassure the member that the Scottish Government has abandoned no process. The £75 million that have been made available so far are part of a £500 million fund over a decade. I hope that Liam Kerr is not casting doubt on the Scottish National Investment Bank to invest the £25 million well. I should challenge him on his colleague's contribution to the Just Transition in Scotland, which has been left sorely wanting to date. Offshore trade unions, the RMT and Unite the Union are working with a peter, environmental organisations and others on the introduction of a much-needed offshore training passport to provide a clear pathway for oil and gas workers to transition into renewables. The energy minister was unable to confirm whether the offshore training passport will align offshore safety standards. Will the cabinet secretary take action to ensure that all developers of wind farms, at least through the Scotland process, recognise the digital offshore training passport when it comes online in the autumn? The resondettra of the skills passport is about that inter-reliability and inter-recognition. I absolutely agree with the principle behind Mercedes Malalba's question that we want those to make the process a great deal easier for workers. I am certainly looking into that matter as I am looking into the delivery of the skills passport generally. I assure Ms Malalba that the involvement of our trade unions in our Just Transition—in particular in the oil and gas transition—is absolutely critical. That is why we have trade union representatives of part of the Just Transition commission. That is why we are funding, for example, two posts in the STUC to ensure that the Scottish Government is cognisant of workers' views and their needs in this important transition. The cabinet secretary will be aware that, having received significant public money, the wood group, based in Aberdeen, is now increasing its fossil fuel extraction processes and reducing its shift to renewables. How can we ensure that our public money does not support, even indirectly, increasing the use of fossil fuels at a time of the climate emergency? I understand that the wood group was awarded a UK Government-backed £430 million green transition loan in August 2021. However, to be clear, no funding has been provided directly to wood group through the Just Transition fund. Through the fund, we will, of course, be supporting the wider energy transition, which could include companies that are diversifying away from fossil fuel activities. I believe that this approach, this inclusive approach, this everybody getting around the table recognising the scale of the challenge approach, is critical to a transition that is truly fair but equally rises to the imperative of the climate emergency. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues in relation to maximising any benefits of the transition to net zero across the economy, including Scotland's manufacturing sector. The Scottish Government sees the Just Transition to net zero not just as an environmental imperative, it certainly is that, but it is also a massive economic opportunity. I engage regularly with my ministerial colleagues on the issue and have established a monthly meeting with the cabinet secretary for wellbeing, economy, fair work and energy, which covers how we maximise those opportunities. On the manufacturing sector in particular, ministerial colleagues are supporting several initiatives. In particular, the First Minister will formally open the flagship building for the National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland on 21 June, which is a significant milestone for the project and for the sector. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer and it is great that NMIS will be formally opening in the coming days. Scotland, of course, is well placed to benefit economically from the transition to net zero, but to realise the benefits that the Scottish Government needs to lead on ensuring that policies on decarbonising heat and transport are aligned with industrial strategies to help build Scotland's manufacturing capabilities, for example, through the Government's supply chain development programme. I would like to ask the cabinet secretary what specific work has been done to ensure that alignment happens. Is the work on the supply chain development programmes continuing and where are the priority areas for delivering that industrial development? The Government's national strategy for economic transformation, which I know Ivan McKee played a key role in, sets out our commitment to realising the opportunities that he rightly has identified lying in front of Scotland in the green energy transition. As the member mentioned, our supply chain development programme aims to align economy and innovation policy interventions with public sector spend, using both more strategically to improve the capacity and capability of Scottish manufacturing supply chains. Just by way of example, I would point to the recently launched low-carbon manufacturing challenge fund, which is a £26 million fund over five years, available for innovative proposals to reduce the carbon output of manufacturing in Scotland. Given the scale and urgency that we need to decarbonise our homes in an affordable way, what work is the Scottish Government doing with local authorities to set targets and work with suppliers so that we get that retrofitting on renewables in our communities, particularly thinking about solar technology, heat pumps, word-winter binds and the infrastructure for heat networks? We need those jobs in our communities now.  Scottish Government local authorities, the public sector generally have a critical role to play. I was pleased to recently speak at a forum of public sector in Scotland where we explored all the ways that we need to work together, the synergies that we need to make sure are in place, but equally making sure that there is scope for different regional and local authority priorities to arise out of that. For example, I have no doubt that there will be different approaches required in the decarbonisation of transport between urban, rural and island Scotland. To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent water scarcity updates from CEPA, which state that the majority of Scotland is now affected by water scarcity, what assessment has made of the impact of water scarcity conditions on peatland restoration and the ability to sequester carbon? The issue of water scarcity is a very serious one, and I will be glad to touch more specifically on that, should Mr Whittle wish to. On the matter of peatland restoration, there are currently plans for the James Hudson Institute to model the potential for water scarcity to impact peatland and also spatial analysis to identify areas of peatland that are or may become vulnerable to drought and fire risk. Those projects are scheduled to report in 2024 and 2025 respectively, and are funded as part of the Scottish Government's £250 million Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture strategic research programme. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. Research has shown that dry air conditions not only reduce the amount of carbon that peatland can sequester but can negatively impact biodiversity in the wider range of teal carbon habitats across Scotland, including riparian woodlands, wetlands and ponds. What progress has been made since the water shortage in summer 2022 to improve management for biodiversity within wetland habitats, especially under the fact that 90 per cent of freshwater ponds have disappeared over the last 100 years? I thank Mr Whittle for the question and for raising an important point. We know that peatlands, when wet, are capable of sequestering carbon, supporting biodiversity, and it figures therefore that, in drought conditions and when they are dried out, those benefits are lost. Of course, that is part of what the Scottish Government's £40 billion of funding in peatland restoration is seeking to alleviate. On the matter of preparedness for drought and water scarcity conditions over the summer, I work very closely with SEPA on that matter. Just this afternoon, I have written out to MSPs inviting them to a factual briefing session next week on the range of matters that may come to our constituents' attention as these dry conditions are due to persist. Restoration of peatland in Scotland is vital for our biodiversity, and I welcome the £250 million investment that the Scottish Government has made to restore 250,000 hectares of peatland to 2030. Can I ask the cabinet secretary what work has been undertaken to ensure that our restoration of peatland is responsive to the risks of global warming and climate change, such as the water scarcity among others? As I was narrating in response to Brian Whittle, water scarcity, linked to climate change, clearly puts wetland ecosystems, including peatlands, at risk of drying and degradation. Jackie Denbara is absolutely right to mention the investment that the Scottish Government currently makes in peatland restoration. Full funding—I should say public sector funding—is available for projects. However, as we take that action to mitigate emissions, as peatland restoration does, we must also be adapting to climate change that is already embedded in changing weather patterns, water scarcity is increasingly a significant adaptation issue, and the Government is committed to keeping abreast of it. To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging local authorities across the country to follow the lead of Highland Council in rolling out the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit in built-up areas. The Scottish Government committed to develop a national strategy for 20-mile-an-hour speed limits, which supports the commitments in the 2021 house agreement and the 2022 programme for government. We welcome Highland Council's enthusiasm as early adopters of the strategy, and we want to see more areas of Scotland benefit too. In addition to the £1.4 million that was allocated to road authorities in the last financial year to help them to identify the number of roads that are affected and to assess the financial implications, we will also be providing funding to all road authorities to fully implement 20-mile-an-hour speed limits by 2025. I thank the minister for that encouraging response. 118 communities will benefit from Highland Council's roll-out of the 20-mile-per-hour speed limits. Could the minister share how the working group is progressing to ensure that more councils roll out the schemes alongside investments in high-quality active travel routes, such as those recently completed at the Inverness campus and Regmore? Yes, indeed. 20-mile-an-hour speed limits in cities, towns and villages, particularly in places where vulnerable road users and vehicles mix, is internationally recognised as a key element in reducing road casualties and creating safe conditions for people to walk, wheel and cycle. The multi-partner task group, which includes membership from Scots and Cozla, as well as various active travel and sustainable travel partners, agreed that, while conducting the road assessments, those wider policy objectives should all be considered. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any increase in water quality testing that is proposed for rivers in the north-east, and I refer members to my register of interests regarding the river D. Although I was not minister at the time, it is my understanding that in November 2022 SIPA provided the member with detailed information of summarised sample numbers for water quality testing from 2017 to 2022, and SIPA's projections for 2023 sample numbers, as it is asked for, indicate an increase of approximately 50 per cent compared to 2022 levels for total samples across all Scotland, including the north-east. There are 42 wastewater treatment works and 99 sewage discharge points on the river Don and 26 wastewater treatment works and 69 sewage discharge points on the river D. None of those have a requirement or licensing condition from SIPA for Scottish Water to report discharge data at those locations. Can I ask why not, and when will Scottish Water be required to report sewage discharge data for those rivers? As I have reported to Parliament previously, Scottish Water's improving urban waters route map, published in December 2021, sets out a programme of continued action to reduce wastewater pollution and sewage litter over the coming decade. That is backed by half a billion pounds of investment. The first annual update to the route map was published in December 2022. As regards the upgrades in that scheme that are committed to for CSOs, they are targeting some of the most problematic. I think that that is the right thing to do, but I do not want us ever to lose sight of the fact that, as we strive for improvement, we are starting from a very high base, where, as I have said before, SIPA's recent results show 66 per cent of Scotland's water bodies in good condition or better, compared to just 16 per cent in England. With a reminder, that is a question about water quality in the north-east, I call Foeseltoudry. Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. A recent marine conservation report noted that only 4 per cent of Scotland's sewage discharge points are monitored. The overspilling of sewages and recently heavy rainfall have left the water in lith potentially dangerous. Residents have no idea of the impact that this is having on their health and on their environment. Will the cabinet secretary also commit to having the water in lith tested by a public body so that the residents can know the condition of their water? Confirming that lith is not in the north-east, I would invite the cabinet secretary to provide a response if she is so provided. The north-east of Edinburgh. No, I am happy to answer the question, because it is an important one. I understand that monitoring is regarded as a very important part of our sewer network and I understand why. However, Scottish Water was able to make a decision some years ago. Do you monitor every outlet or do you invest that money in making improvements? Scotland has done the latter. Foeseltoudry is asking me to make sure that a public body monitors the water quality. That is exactly what the independent Scottish Environment Protection Agency does. As I narrated in response to my last question, the results of that are really rather good for Scotland. Question 6 has not been lodged. Question 7, Fulton MacGregor. To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will make available for community-led initiatives in the co-bridge and crisis constituency that promote environmental quality and protection. A range of funding is available to support community-led initiatives to promote environmental quality. For example, the vacant and derelict land investment programme awarded North Lanarkshire Council £230,000 in £22,000 to £23,000 for the Glenmanner Greenspace project. That supported adjacent communities in Moody'sburn and Christon, creating a green space for outdoor education, play, active travel and biodiversity. The fund is currently open again to applications from all local authorities to support community-led regeneration and I would encourage those local authorities to bid. Fulton MacGregor. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer and welcome her mention of the Glenmanner project there, which was an absolutely fantastic example. My constituency is home to many community-led environmental initiatives, including also the Friends of Monklands canal group, who recently won the most improved walking place at the recent Scottish Walking Awards. Does the cabinet secretary agree that the Scottish Government should encourage community participation in such initiatives via increased funding, promotion and other avenues? I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Monklands canal group on their award. I very much agree with Fulton MacGregor that involving communities in shaping their neighbourhoods should be strongly encouraged. In fact, I think that there is no other way of going about it. That is very much in line with our planning policies, which aim to encourage more people to live well locally, as well as funding programmes that help local people to improve their own places. Partnership working with community groups is key to promoting increased use and enjoyment of our outdoor spaces. We have committed to increasing funding to £320 million in 2024-25 to increase active travel opportunities for community groups and local authorities alike, and my colleague Patrick Harvie is able to oversee that work. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make the community central to its plans for a just transition for Grangemouth. Our commitment to develop a just transition for the Grangemouth industrial complex acknowledges the critical role that we think Grangemouth plays in Scotland's journey to net zero, utilising existing industrial heritage, infrastructure and manufacturing excellence. A strong partnership between industry, unions, the workforce and local communities will be a critical success factor for Grangemouth, giving the long-standing and interwoven relationship between the cluster and the wider town. That is something that the Scottish Government wholeheartedly supports. I know that there is a multitude of bodies at the moment that aim to give voice to the community, but despite that, the Economy and Fair Work Committee has heard clear evidence that at this stage the community feels excluded from what a just transition could mean for them, especially when they know that they host Scotland's largest industrial site, accounting for around 4 per cent of Scotland's GDP. Will the minister commit to ensuring the development of a co-design process, with not just regular input from the community, but also feedback to them to highlight where their input is influenced decision making, and will she further ensure that specific measures of success from a community perspective are put in place up front? I am very happy to answer the various parts of that question. First, I think that baselining and monitoring thereafter is a critical part of how we measure a just transition generally. In my view, Grangemouth is a symbol of the need for a just transition to net zero. It has unique economic importance. It is the home to a cluster of strategic manufacturing assets and energy, petrochemicals and it is our largest logistics hub. It also employs thousands of people, but equally it contributes significantly to industrial emissions, which must be driven down and that must happen rapidly. If I can give one example of our commitment to a community-led just transition, we have decided to fund a community just transition participation officer for Grangemouth, employed from the community to liaise with the just transition process to make sure that it is always responding to community need.


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