The Productive Garden Archives - Stephanie Hafferty

The Productive Garden – publication week!

by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 24, 2026 | The Productive Garden

My new book The Productive Garden: An essential guide towards self-sufficiency is published this week! Today (March 24th) is publication date in the US, and it is published in the UK and worldwide on March 26th. It is a very exciting time, knowing that the book is out...

March news blog: reviews, giveaways and webinars

by Stephanie Hafferty | Mar 8, 2026 | Blog, Book Reviews, Courses, Events, Garden Courses, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Gardening Courses, Organic Gardening Courses, Permaculture, Permaculture Courses, Reviews, The Productive Garden

I’m writing this March news blog whilst on a short holiday in Scotland, visiting my son Ruairi who lives near Stirling. So it’s not a garden update – I’ll write that later next week when I am back in Wales. I have written a garden-themed blog...

Stephanie Hafferty

photo by Jason Ingram

Welcome to my blog. I’m Stephanie, follow my journey as I create my homestead in rural Wales on around half an acre. Here I grow year round, and teach gardening, homesteading and food courses.

An experienced kitchen gardener, homesteader and plant-based chef, I’ve been growing my own food for decades to feed my family. I am an award winning garden and food writer, write for many publications and am currently working on my third book.

From the garden to the kitchen, explore the categories below to follow the rhythms of life on the homestead.