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With passion and commitment thousands of small people built Eden as a symbol of hope in action... We may all have feet of clay, but that shouldn't stop us trying to make a difference. Wouldn't we all rather look back and say, I'm glad I did, rather than I wish I had ? Some might smile at the naivety of such ambition, believing it to be impossible. We say, Demand the impossible . So said Tim Smit and thus was the impossible delivered- a living theatre of plants and people and their interdependence, housed in a disused china clay pit and featuring the world s largest greenhouses. Well over five million visitors have since made their way to Eden, drawn by the astonishing, visionary ambition of its founders. This is Tim's story of how it all came about- the Project's genesis in the Lost Gardens of Heligan, its design and construction against all the odds, its supremely talented team of larger-than-life personalities. Above all, how the energy that brought the vision to life is being applied to possible futures. It is a vision for all to share.

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'Smit's vision of Eden is the eighth wonder of the world' Independent 'Inspiring...An invaluable guide to how a large project can succeed against all odds' The Sunday Times 'Smit is a truly driven individual who does not give up until he has accomplished his visionary goals' The Times

"""'Smit's vision of Eden is the eighth wonder of the world'"" Independent ""'Inspiring...An invaluable guide to how a large project can succeed against all odds'"" The Sunday Times ""'Smit is a truly driven individual who does not give up until he has accomplished his visionary goals'"" The Times"

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Born in Holland on 25 September 1954, Tim Smit read Archaeology and Anthropology at Durham University, then spent ten years in the music industry as a composer and producer of both rock music and opera. He moved to Cornwall in 1987, where together with John Nelson he 'discovered' and then restored the Lost Gardens of Heligan. He remains a director of the gardens to the present day. Tim Smit is chief executive and co-founder of the award-winning Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall. He is also a trustee, patron and board member of a number of statutory and voluntary bodies both locally and nationally, and has received a variety of national awards, including the Royal Society of Arts Albert Medal, an honorary CBE in 2002, and honorary doctorates and fellowships from a number of universities. He was voted 'Great Briton of 2007' in the Environment category of the Morgan Stanley Great Britons Awards, and has been the subject of both This is Your Life and Desert Island Discs. Tim Smit lives in Fowey, Cornwall, and in his free time he enjoys reading, film, music and art.

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