Last year plans were submitted by solar farm developers, RE-Fin Solar and by Gedling Borough Council for a country park around the solar panels on the 14 hectare site.
The condor has begun to re-colonize its historic range in the Tehachapi, a territory that is also undergoing a wind farm-building boom that has attracted investors like Google.
Back on the farm Jean Delstanche says European law should be re-thought to avoid the prospect of many more farms being wiped out by the EU's eradication policy.
"It's hard to think of people that make that much money as labor heroes, but they're really betting the farm, " he says of the show-runners' decision to break studio contracts and walk off the job.
If you're not ready or qualified for a high-paying caretaking job, you can apply to volunteer on an organic farm in India or run a bed-and-breakfast in Italy.