Maddy Harland was born and grew up in London in the sixties, the youngest of four and the only girl. Her brothers taught her the Blues, rock ‘n’ roll and fishing; her father, drive and optimism; and her mother, a love of Nature. She was educated at Quaker boarding schools where she was taught the importance of social justice. She is the editor and co-founder of Permaculture magazine, an international quarterly in print, digital and online at permaculture.co.uk. Maddy also co-founded Permanent Publications in 1990, an ecological publishing company, and the Sustainability Centre in Hampshire, UK, once a military base, and now a thriving immersive learning centre. She is a founding member of Gaia Education which developed the Ecovillage Design Education course endorsed by UNESCO. Maddy has been a Visiting Knowledge Exchange Fellow of the Institute of Theological Partnerships at the University of Winchester in the UK. Maddy loves the sea, forest gardening, beekeeping, wild landscapes and adventure. She is married with two daughters.
Maddy Harland
Books from Maddy Harland
The Biotime Log
Beautifully illustrated, you can note your day-to-day nature observations in this ready-made book which will last for years.
Fertile Edges
Maddy Harland explores the rise of permaculture globally, from its origins in Australia in the 1970s to its current activities in over 170 countries worldwide, and describes the positive developments of this global movement and the huge potential it has yet to achieve.
