Charles is a pioneer of organic and no dig growing since 1983, creating and cropping four market gardens, the largest of seven acres. He has written seven books, runs a busy You Tube channel and teaches extensively at home and abroad. Stephanie Hafferty is an organic no dig kitchen gardener, designer and chef specialising in seasonal plant based food. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of growing and cooking to feed families and communities.

“The no-dig method is steadily gaining a devoted following because it is simple, logical and it provides good results with minimal work.... Dowding’s new book with Stephanie Hafferty explains the theory and method in detail and with characteristic thoroughness...it goes on to cover every possible aspect of growing, cooking and preserving, combining all of Dowding and Hafferty’s knowledge, ideas and recipes. All of these extras combine to make this more of a manual for self-sufficiency than a straight gardening book…a brilliant place for a beginner to start and will also give old timers pause to consider doing things in this alternative way.”—Lia Leendertz, Gardens Illustrated“A treasure of information, it is a complete guide to fertility and healthiness, from soil to body, made clear through real life experience.”—Lorenzo Costa, Permaculture magazine“This is what I would call a complete 'organic lifestyle' book. The lifestyle is that you, the reader, can learn about how to grow his or her own organic vegetables and use recipes that give you inspiration for what to do with some of the produce. It is beautifully produced with lots of detailed pictures to help guide you.”—Richard Swann, Star & Furrow (Journal of The Biodynamic Association)

Charles is a pioneer of organic and no dig growing since 1983, creating and cropping four market gardens, the largest of seven acres. He has written seven books, runs a busy You Tube channel and teaches extensively at home and abroad. Stephanie Hafferty is an organic no dig kitchen gardener, designer and chef specialising in seasonal plant based food. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of growing and cooking to feed families and communities.

“The no-dig method is steadily gaining a devoted following because it is simple, logical and it provides good results with minimal work.... Dowding’s new book with Stephanie Hafferty explains the theory and method in detail and with characteristic thoroughness...it goes on to cover every possible aspect of growing, cooking and preserving, combining all of Dowding and Hafferty’s knowledge, ideas and recipes. All of these extras combine to make this more of a manual for self-sufficiency than a straight gardening book…a brilliant place for a beginner to start and will also give old timers pause to consider doing things in this alternative way.”—Lia Leendertz, Gardens Illustrated“A treasure of information, it is a complete guide to fertility and healthiness, from soil to body, made clear through real life experience.”—Lorenzo Costa, Permaculture magazine“This is what I would call a complete 'organic lifestyle' book. The lifestyle is that you, the reader, can learn about how to grow his or her own organic vegetables and use recipes that give you inspiration for what to do with some of the produce. It is beautifully produced with lots of detailed pictures to help guide you.”—Richard Swann, Star & Furrow (Journal of The Biodynamic Association)

Charles is a pioneer of organic and no dig growing since 1983, creating and cropping four market gardens, the largest of seven acres. He has written seven books, runs a busy You Tube channel and teaches extensively at home and abroad. Stephanie Hafferty is an organic no dig kitchen gardener, designer and chef specialising in seasonal plant based food. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of growing and cooking to feed families and communities.

“The no-dig method is steadily gaining a devoted following because it is simple, logical and it provides good results with minimal work.... Dowding’s new book with Stephanie Hafferty explains the theory and method in detail and with characteristic thoroughness...it goes on to cover every possible aspect of growing, cooking and preserving, combining all of Dowding and Hafferty’s knowledge, ideas and recipes. All of these extras combine to make this more of a manual for self-sufficiency than a straight gardening book…a brilliant place for a beginner to start and will also give old timers pause to consider doing things in this alternative way.”—Lia Leendertz, Gardens Illustrated“A treasure of information, it is a complete guide to fertility and healthiness, from soil to body, made clear through real life experience.”—Lorenzo Costa, Permaculture magazine“This is what I would call a complete 'organic lifestyle' book. The lifestyle is that you, the reader, can learn about how to grow his or her own organic vegetables and use recipes that give you inspiration for what to do with some of the produce. It is beautifully produced with lots of detailed pictures to help guide you.”—Richard Swann, Star & Furrow (Journal of The Biodynamic Association)