Dave Hamilton

Who is Dave Hamilton?

David John Hamilton British author, Journalist, Gardener and Forager. Born in Northampton he now lives in Frome, Somerset.

He attended Weston Favell School in Northampton where he slipped through the education system graduating with only three G.C.S.E's above C grade including English language.

He has lived all over the UK and amongst other things has worked as a market trader in Camden Stables Market and in Anjuna India, a postman and a gardener in Oxford and a driver's mate and factory worker in Northampton.

He later returned to education and whilst studying a BSc in Nutrition and Food Science at Oxford Brookes he began growing his own food. Realising there were still bills to and full self-sufficiency was very difficult he coined the term 'Self-Sufficientish' which later was adopted by the website he runs with his twin brother.

The website led to the publishing of his first book, with Andy Hamilton, The Self Sufficient-ish Bible: An Eco-living Guide for the 21st Century

He went on to write a second book, the award winning 'Grow your food for free ...well almost'

He now lives in Somerset where he teaches horticulture.

He occasionally appears on TV and radio and wrotes a for Alan Moores now defunct underground magazine Dodgem Logic. He also contributes to BBC Gardener's World Magazine, Grow it magazine, Grow Your Own and the Guardian Blog.