About the Author

Patrick Whitefield was a British permaculture teacher, designer, and author. He was an influential British exponent of the permaculture movement since 1990, and appeared in several television programmes, including the BBCs Its Not Easy Being Green (2006) and A Farm for the Future (2008). Patrick grew up on a smallholding in Somerset and qualified in agriculture at Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire. He experienced farming in Britain, the Middle East and Africa, and was involved in organic gardening, nature conservation, country crafts and green politics.

Reviews

Patrick Whitefield's excellent book gives numerous practical details of the steps that many of us can take to realise this alluring vision. Robert Hart, author of Forest Gardening