Charles Dowding is an internationally recognised organic gardening expert, and a former winner of the Garden Media Guild Practical Journalist of the Year award. He contributes articles to many magazines, including Gardeners' World, Gardens Illustrated and Grow It!, talks on radio and television, and runs courses and advises on best practice, including for the National Trust in the UK.

Charles is a veteran organic grower, having practised no-dig gardening for many years. In his gardens he has conducted experiments to compare differences in growth between vegetables on dug and undug soil, showing that the dug beds have slightly lower yields, and more weeds and slugs. He established a new garden from scratch, to illustrate no-dig practice and form the basis for further experimentation.

Stephanie Hafferty MCIHort is an expert edible gardener, homesteader, garden designer and award winning garden and food writer. She is a columnist and feature writer for national and international publications.

Stephanie specialises in growing food year round, affordably, using sustainable methods, and creating recipes for what to do with the harvests. With decades of practical gardening and homesteading experience, she runs courses across the UK and beyond, and has created and worked in organic kitchen gardens on private estates, community gardens, market gardens and for restaurants, as well as in home plots and allotments. Named as one of the Leading Women in Horticulture in 2025, Stephanie is currently working on her third book and creating a new homestead in rural Wales.

www.StephanieHafferty.co.uk