Joel Meadows is a phenomenal human who happens to be a permaculture teacher, rocket oven engineer, energy geek, green tech sceptic, sculptor, illustrator, musician and composting ninja.

Green Harvest is an Australian organic seed supplier offering green manure seed mixes for cover cropping and soil fertility building. Green manure crops add organic matter, fix nitrogen, and suppress weeds — a core practice in no-dig and soil-building approaches. Green Harvest’s range also covers vegetables, herbs, and other open-pollinated varieties.

Healthy soil is the foundation of resilient living — fertile earth means abundant food, thriving plants, and lasting community health. This RetroSuburbia chapter by David Holmgren covers composting, mulching, green manures, soil testing, and managing contaminated ground, drawing on case studies.

The Humanure Handbook covers the thermophilic composting process, pathogen elimination, system design, and the cultural taboos that prevent wider adoption of what Jenkins frames as a logical closing of the nutrient cycle.

Agroforestry pioneer Rowan Reid documents thirty years of integrating trees into farming systems on his Bambra Agroforestry Farm in Victoria. Organised around fifteen timber species, the book explores how landholders can profit from timber while achieving conservation, shelter, and soil health goals.

Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper examine biochar and biomass systems as tools for carbon sequestration and climate stabilisation that go beyond conventional renewable energy narratives. A grounded contribution to regenerative agriculture and climate solutions.

Closing the loop on water and nutrients isn’t fringe behaviour — it’s the foundation of resilient, self-reliant suburban living. This RetroSuburbia chapter draws on real-life examples, showing decades of safe, effective greywater reuse and nutrient cycling that restore soil health with simple, robust systems.