Perrine Hervé-Gruyer pursued a career as a lawyer in Asia before devoting herself to psychotherapy. She is now a farmer. An educator by training, Charles Hervé-Gruyer travelled the globe aboard the training sailboat ‘Fleur de Lampaul’ for 22 years. He is the author of several books. Perrine and Charles became certified permaculture teachers in 2013. www.fermedubec.com/english Books by Perrine and Charles Living with the Earth This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive volume will show you how natural systems work, and discover many simple and effective techniques that create an ecological d ..read more

Pippa Chapman, author of The Plant Lover’s Backyard Forest Garden, won five stars, and the Top Border Prize, for her mini forest garden design at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show, 2023. The flower show is one of the largest in northern England, and for 2023 they releases the ‘creative borders’ competition. Pippa is a garden designer, specialising in food forests and permaculture. Her design was selected amongst 11 others to feature at the show. Pippa specialises in forest gardening in small spaces and designed this micro food forest border to be packed with beautiful, edible perennial plants a ..read more

Felicity Lee and Daniel Colman live in a self built, off-grid strawbale house on 2.8 acres in France. They self built their ferrocement water tanks and offer an online consultation service for those exploring the option. They share their off-grid journey at https://lesvignesbasses.org. Books by Felicity and Daniel Ferrocement Water Tanks Learn how to design and build your own domestic sized water tank to collect, store and use rainwater for your home and garden. Save money on this low cost method of construction and reduce your water bills too! £9.95 Buy Now The post Felicity Lee and D ..read more

Stephanie Hafferty and Charles Dowding, both Permanent Publications authors, designed The RHS No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden at the 2021 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show. The garden was built by Stonebarn Landscapes and Terry Porter and Stephanie had a great time helping bring the garden together before the show. Both Steph and Charles gave talks throughout the week, explaining the garden’s design and the methods used in no dig growing. It was inspired by Charles’ 40 years of experience developing no dig techniques, and Stephanie’s decades of organic allotment growing. The garden dem ..read more

Wade Muggleton has been interested in permaculture for over 30 years, having travelled in Australia and New Zealand in the 1990s where the concept originated. He has subsequently been a college lecturer and a countryside officer in local government. He lives in Shropshire with his partner and two children, where their plot, Station Road Permaculture Garden, has been a demonstration site for permaculture as well as open under the National Open Gardens Scheme. In 2013, he acquired a field which allowed his orchard ambitions to expand. He now has a collection of over one hundred and thirty vari ..read more

Stephanie Hafferty, no dig gardener and chef, features on BBC’s Gardeners’ World on Friday 23rd December 2022. Stephanie grows on her homestead in rural Wales and works as an edible garden consultant, creating no dig gardens for restaurants and private estates. In episode 4 of the Winter Specials, Stephanie gives a masterclass in growing food for a year-round harvests. She explains how she uses interplanting to maximise her space, how certain plants can be harvested as ‘cut and come again’, and how she turns annual brassicas into perennials, that give harvests for several years. You can watch ..read more

Liz Zorab, author of bestselling Grounded and YouTube creator won the 2022 Garden Media Guild Award for best Vlog of the Year. Liz’s popular YouTube channel emerged from Liz recording her daily life on Byther Farm. Now she shares her advice on all areas of growing, from no dig veg beds, to planting a food forest, sowing seeds and incorporating flowers and perennials. The judges for the awards commented: “The winner’s style is approachable and engaging, yet practical. The videos are memorable and enjoyable to watch as well as conveying useful information, structured in a way that makes it easy ..read more

Stephanie Hafferty is an award winning author, expert no dig kitchen gardener, homesteader, writer and chef, specialising in seasonal plant based food. Stephanie has worked as a kitchen gardener for over 14 years in market gardens, on private estates, for restaurants and community gardens. She has grown her own food year-round in home gardens and allotments for over 30 years. In 2021 she project managed and co-designed the successful RHS No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival. She writes for a wide range of magazines and other publications, including Per ..read more

Permanent Publications has published over 100 books, available across the globe, all exploring sustainable ways of living. Topics include organic no dig gardening and food growing, permaculture design, social permaculture, natural building, green technology and education. A large portion of our books are also available as eBooks, via Kindle and Apple Books – perfect for those who prefer to read digitally or have minimal space for lots of books. Below is a list of our books available in Kindle and Apple Books format. You’ll need to search for the book through your eBook provider. Organic garden ..read more

Retirement from a career of teaching in schools and universities allowed Susan Young to devote more time to gardening, and growing vegetables. She has lived for the last 20 years on two acres in the Wye Valley, on the English-Welsh border, part of which she gardens and the rest maintains as a wildflower meadow. But it was the pandemic and lockdown, a time to reassess and reconnect, that prompted her to write a book based on a passion for searching out and growing beans.   Originally trained as a pianist she has spent many years as a music educator and university lecturer, with degrees ..read more