About the Author

Matt Morris has always lived in Christchurch. After completing a PhD on Christchurchs garden history he began working in the Sustainability Office at the University of Canterbury, where he has been working for the past ten years. He is deeply involved in community-led garden initiatives and has surrounded his home in New Brighton with fruit trees and vegetables, while keeping bees and making glorious foods. He self-published a selection of his garden columns from the Press called Cuttings from Paradise.