Adrian’s Croft

Adrian's Croft, a 15 acre smallholding and the Adrian family home, is a living laboratory.

Living Lightly Worldwide grew out of the everyday realities of living on the land — working with seasons, limits, mistakes, and learning over time. 

Thoughtful, practical reflections on living lightly —
grounded in permaculture thinking, lived experience, and real constraints.

These books and resources are designed to support slower, more considered ways of thinking and acting — whether you live on the land, in a town, or somewhere in between.

They are not manuals or quick fixes.
They are invitations to observe more closely, think more clearly, and make choices that fit your context.

Available as downloadable resources via the Payhip store.

A gentle place to begin:
The Small Shifts Guide and Wheel are available as a free download for anyone wishing to explore small, meaningful changes.

Visit the digital library Click here 

If you enjoy learning in community, we have a discussion room which is free for anyone to join, inside the Skool platform.

Attached to that community space, you'll find a classroom where we offer self paced courses on permaculture thinking and design processes.

We also offer 2 tiers of mentorship: one group Mentorship payable monthly and drop in and out as it serves you and a small group Applied Permaculture Mentorship programme which runs for a year, starting in April and which supports our certificated Permaculture Design Course.

For further information and to join the free community

 Click here

Mentored learning with optional certification

Alongside stand-alone books and courses, I offer a year-long permaculture practice pathway for those who wish to work more deeply with design — supported over time.
This is not a fast or intensive programme.
It is a paced learning relationship, allowing understanding to develop through observation, reflection, and lived experience.
Learners move gradually through six interconnected courses, building strong foundations before design work begins. For those who choose the mentored pathway, learning is supported through feedback, reflection, and a real-world design project, with optional certification available.
The emphasis throughout is on depth rather than speed, understanding rather than output, and responsibility rather than performance.
A small mentored cohort will begin in April.
Please contact us using the form to express interest. We'll then start a dialogue to see if this would be a good fit for you.

🌱 Permaculture Practice: A Year-Long Pathway
Mentored learning with optional certification
Alongside stand-alone books and courses, I offer a year-long permaculture practice pathway for those who wish to work more deeply with design — supported over time.
This is not a fast or intensive programme.
It is a paced learning relationship, allowing understanding to develop through observation, reflection, and lived experience.
Learners move gradually through six interconnected courses, building strong foundations before design work begins. For those who choose the mentored pathway, learning is supported through feedback, reflection, and a real-world design project, with optional certification available.
The emphasis throughout is on depth rather than speed, understanding rather than output, and responsibility rather than performance.
A small mentored cohort will begin in April.
Details and expressions of interest are shared here:

If you prefer a hands on approach to learning, we have open days here on the croft and short courses around composting, forest gardening, animal husbandry and permaculture design.

Send us a message using the contact sheet below to register interest.

Alongside my work at Adrian’s Croft, I also support community-based learning with women living in and around Jerash Refugee Camp.
This work is rooted in permaculture thinking and social cooperation, and focuses on shared learning, practical skills, and long-term relationships rather than one-off interventions.
Returning matters. Trust and learning grow through continuity, listening, and care.
I fund this work independently, and at times raise support to help cover the practical costs of returning — including travel, translation, materials, and time.
If you would like to learn more or support this work, details are shared here:Permaculture Education for Palestinian Refugees in Jerash Camp