Maddy Harland co-founded a publishing company, Permanent Publications, in 1990 and Permaculture Magazine (https://www.permaculture.co.uk/) in 1992 to explore traditional and new ways of living in greater harmony with the Earth.

She is the author of Fertile Edges—regenerating land, culture and hope and The Biotime Log. Maddy and her husband, Tim, have designed and planted one of the oldest forest gardens in Britain: once a bare field, it is now an edible landscape and haven for wildlife.

They are now living in Devon where they are caring for a woodland which is a sanctuary for rare species like Dormice, glow worms and Pied Flycatchers, and eco retrofitting a Devon longhouse to become zero carbon. It is a place of healing and retreat for people, a space to reconnect with the wild.

Resources from Maddy:

Magazine Website: https://www.permaculture.co.uk/ 

Books: https://www.permanentpublications.co.uk/ 

Free permaculture books: https://shop.permaculture.co.uk/books/ebooks.html 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PermacultureMagazine 

Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/PermacultureMag 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/permaculturemagazine 

Plus a free Intro to Permaculture Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/free-on-demand-intro-to-permaculture-open-online-resource