Andreas Ierodiakonou

Currently studying an undergraduate FdSc course in Horticulture. A keen student interested in a variety of fields in Horticulture including plant maintenance, organic and sustainable horticulture, greenspace management, wildlife and animals, who is motivated, hardworking and eager to learn.

Working towards gaining knowledge and experience on plant maintenance, fruit production, and permaculture.

My goal is to have an adventurous lifestyle that includes frequent travelling, constant exploring of nature as well as continuous self improvement. I would love to be able to produce my own food as much as possible, and to have the least negative impact to the environment as possible while having some of today's technologies and comforts as well.

I got interested in horticulture when I was about 19. My interest started from ornamental plants and from there I really wanted to make an ornamental and vegetable garden at home. But I was still interested in many things about horticulture such as grafting, training, propagation techniques etc, which I was continuously studying. At 20 years of age I studied a Diploma on Organic Crops at the Vocational Education and Training Institutes in Cyprus for 2 years.

After that, I worked for a year at the Agricultural Research Institute of Cyprus and a cereal seed cleaning factory after which I started University in 2016 in the UK

For now I am looking into permaculture and I plan on taking a placement year that will consist of travelling to several places in the UK and hopefully New Zealand so as to learn as much as possible about permaculture as well as earning a PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) in the process during a 2-month internship. The work I am going to be undertaking is mainly on farms that apply permaculture on some level or are even a demonstration site for permaculture itself.

Projects will include food production, crafts, bee keeping, composting, animal husbandry, food preservation, tree work, sustainable housing and many other related projects. I am a fan of animals and fitness, and I’m also interested in personal development, outdoors and cooking. You can view my portfolio with a click on the button above.