New book – The Productive Garden: An essential guide towards self-sufficiency published March 2026, Frances Lincoln 

Key areas of expertise
Sustainable gardening
How to grow food affordably year round
Homesteading skills (preserving, dyeing, natural body care, natural home care)
Genuinely seasonal recipes (mostly plant based)

Work History 

Award winning author of three books: The Productive Garden, The Creative Kitchen and No Dig Organic Home and Garden. 

Contributor: What Gardeners Grow (Bloom/Frances Lincoln), Salad Leaves for All Seasons (Bloomsbury), The Moneyless Manifesto (Permanent Publications)

Freelance writer and columnist since 2010 for national and international publications including Kitchen Garden, Gardeners’ World and Amateur Gardening magazines

Public speaker – corporate events, large shows (including RHS shows, BBC Gardeners’ World Live, GLEE), Trinity College University of Oxford, Kew Gardens, smaller events, groups. In person and via webinars. 

Workshops and courses – in person and online (qualified teacher)

Garden design and consultancy – created edible gardens for clients including Sir Cameron Macintosh, Hauser and Wirth Somerset, the Hadspen Estate, restaurants, market gardens, pubs, community gardens. 
In 2021 I co-designed and project managed the RHS No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden for RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

Judging – including for the Garden Media Guild Awards, Guild of Food Writers Awards, Grow Your Own Awards at GLEE, Soil Association BOOM awards 

Other Memberships 
Guild of Food Writers
Garden Media Guild
Chartered Institute of Horticulture