John Meadley has spent a lifetime working in agriculture and overseas development. He lives in the Stroud area and has spearheaded many local green projects. He is the co-founder of Pasture for Life, a charity focussed on pasture fed livestock for the sake of the animal, the soil and biodiversity.

In 2012 John was voted an Environmental Hero by the Heart of Gloucestershire Community Awards.

An important part of the Green Pledge Project is collecting oral history or life story interviews. The aim of the collection is to make sure we have an archive which tells the story of what is happening in our area today. The interviews explore the work of people dedicated to bringing change, or protecting the environment, but also digs a little deeper and asks what their influences were. These longer-form interviews will be available to listen to at the archives. We've edited extracts for these podcasts.

If you know someone who's story you think we should record for the project - please let us know and get in contact with christina.wheeler@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Introducing our busy, brilliant project team, as well catching up with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust volunteer, Sara Kinsey, as she works with Heather Forbes, sorting documents from the Trust's HQ, including beautiful nature journals and notebooks from the 1930s.