I’m a permaculture designer and urban farmer from Essex and the guy behind Jack’s Patch.

My mission is to transform overlooked urban spaces into thriving, edible ecosystems that reconnect people with nature and growing their own food.

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e d u c a t e

g r o w

f e e d

As featured in…

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& more

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Where it all began…

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Projects

My team and I have transformed pub gardens into edible wonderlands, university rooftops into urban oases, and long-neglected back gardens into personal paradises. 

📍 UK + Europe

  • Aerial view of a lush green garden with vegetable beds, a greenhouse, and a gravel pathway, bordered by trees and grass.

    Jack's Patch Market Garden

    From an Instagram connection at my allotment, I transformed a patch of land into a thriving market garden near London, supplying locals and chefs. This four-year journey taught me invaluable lessons in sustainable farming, community building, and the business of local food.

  • Backyard with a large, leafless tree, a wooden swing set frame, a white gravel ground, and a paved walkway, enclosed by wooden fences.

    Zen Garden

    In four days, a shaded backyard was transformed into a tranquil zen garden for yoga and massage. Key elements include a water feature, fire pit, moss, Japanese plants, bamboo fencing, and unique touches like a mushroom zone and sensory wall, creating a serene green escape.

  • A small wooden chicken coop with a corrugated metal roof, two small windows with wire mesh, and a side door, situated outdoors among trees with sunlight shining behind.

    Homestead

    This large-scale project, started in January 2025, is transforming a homestead into a wonderland. So far, it features a 150m dead hedge with willow, a 100m wildflower meadow, an outdoor mushroom farm using repurposed logs, and unique log and stick features for an ethereal feel and wildlife habitat.

  • A rural farm landscape with garden beds, wooden structures, and a blue sky with wispy clouds at sunset.

    Q Homes

    Q Homes is building the UK's most sustainable housing, and I collaborated with Roots Allotments to design high-end allotment spaces for residents. These include individual vegetable beds, bespoke potting sheds with water systems, an orchard with wildflowers, soft-fruit areas, a wildlife pond with pollinator-friendly planting, a herb spiral, and a connecting spillway.

  • Rooftop garden with wooden pergola, potted plants, and seating area with white stools, on a sunny day.

    Brighton University Rooftop

    I project-managed the transformation of a university rooftop into an inspiring urban nature space for students. The result is an aesthetically pleasing and functional space for students to connect with nature, learn to grow food, and enhance their well-being.

  • Indoor setup for garage gardening display with metal racks holding trays of microgreens under grow lights. Bright blue lights illuminate the plants, and a QR code sign is visible on the right side.

    RHS Urban Gardening Show

    Commissioned by the RHS, I created an installation showcasing urban microgreen and mushroom growing within a "garage gardening" concept, mimicking my shipping container growtainers. The aim was to inspire city dwellers to grow food regardless of limited space.

  • A metal shelving unit with clear plastic bags filled with what appears to be fungi or mold, illuminated by blue LED lights.

    Loveshack Mushroom Growtainer

    Love Shack, a long-term supporter, commissioned me in early 2023 to install a mushroom "growtainer" using a refrigerated shipping container. Within days, it was fully operational, producing Lion's Mane mushrooms for their café menu and later for tinctures.

  • Two men smiling in a garden with raised beds, gardening tools, and a greenhouse, with green hills and trees in the background.

    Gaz Oakley's Hillside Permaculture Garden

    The vision for Gaz's garden is a dynamic, edible landscape featuring swales on a hill for water-wise growing, unique teardrop beds, woodchip paths, a grassy perimeter, and a bespoke timber barbecue area, creating a beautiful and functional outdoor cooking and food-growing haven.

SEE ALL PROJECTS

“​​It was a pleasure to work with Jack bringing my garden back to life after building work! He’s an expert in his field & will bring your vision to life.”

- Gaz Oakley

A man with long blonde hair tied back, wearing a navy blue shirt and khaki pants, is kneeling in a garden, planting pink and green leafy plants in the soil. There is a watering can nearby and a sturdy wooden fence with greenery in the background.
A man wearing a brown cap and black shirt taking a selfie inside a greenhouse next to a large, lush head of green lettuce.
A man planting seeds in a garden bed on a bright day, holding a blue crate, wearing a black cap and jacket.
A smiling man wearing sunglasses, a colorful hat, and a black t-shirt with a mushroom graphic, holding two baskets of mushroom samples at an outdoor market booth with vegetables and other people in the background.
Close-up of bright orange calendula flowers amidst green leaves on a sunny day.
A man in a green long sleeve shirt and black shorts picking tomatoes inside a greenhouse.
A man holding a tray of freshly harvested mushrooms indoors.
Person crouching and tending to green leafy plants in a garden on a sunny day with a blue sky and clouds.
A man in a green long-sleeve shirt and black shorts squatting in a vegetable garden, holding a large zucchini, with a greenhouse in the background on a sunny day.
Person wearing a beige cap holding a large heirloom tomato in front of their face outdoors, with a garden and water bottles in the background.
A man taking a selfie next to a large, lush patch of green microgreens against a wooden background.
A man holding a white bucket with freshly harvested oyster mushrooms sticking out.
A man wearing gloves and a green cap tending to microgreens at an outdoor market stall. In the background, there are booths with colorful clothing and other shoppers.
Farmer's market stall with fresh vegetables and mushrooms, man smiling in front, black banner in background promoting Jack's Patch with website link.
A greenhouse bench with freshly harvested beets, arranged by color from purple to red, with green leaves and roots showing.
An assortment of freshly picked vegetables arranged in plastic crates on grass, including cherry tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, beets, zucchini, yellow squash, red chili peppers, yellow peppers, purple kale, and lettuce.
Close-up of two hands holding and opening a pea pod with green peas inside.
Four smiling men posing together outdoors in a garden with colorful flowers and green trees in the background.
A variety of tomatoes, including green-striped heirloom, red, and dark purple cherry tomatoes, arranged closely together.

My Services

“We are very lucky to have Jack as an Earthed Teacher. His enthusiasm for regenerative practices is infectious, and his teaching is inspiring people around the world to grow their own and connect to nature.‎”

- Earthed Team

Find me over on the gram

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In 2023 I transformed this garden. Here is one of many corners that I transformed from unloved to a functional and productive veggie garden. A bespoke greenhouse for an extended season and somewhere to relax and raise seedlings. With some simple rai
Wildlife feature wall 🪵 turning cut logs back into a feature but also a wildlife have. As well as giving you the aesthetic beauty of a bespoke wall it’s doing more than meets the eye. A place for queen bees 🐝solitary bees 🐝spiders🕷️ ladybug