John Jeavons

Biographical Information
"John Jeavons is the Executive Director of Ecology Action of the Mid-Peninsula, a 501 (c) (3) organization. He is known internationally as the leading researcher and method developer, teacher, and consultant for the small-scale, sustainable agricultural method known as GROW BIOINTENSIVE mini-farming. He is the author of the best-selling book  How to Grow More Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible On Less Land Than You Can Imagine  (Ten Speed Press),which has gone into seven editions in seven languages, plus Braille.  There are over 550,000 copies in print worldwide.  He has authored, co-authored or edited over 30 publications on this high-yielding, resource-conserving Biointensive approach, including a five-part, peer reviewed article that appeared in The Journal of Sustainable Agriculture.  Jeavons' food-raising methods are being used in 141 countries and by such organizations as UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Peace Corps...

"A political science graduate of Yale University, Jeavons worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Stanford University before devoting the past 36 years to the development of Biointensive techniques. He has been the recipient of the Boise Peace Quilt Award (1988), the Giraffe Award for public service (1989), the Santa Fe Living Treasure Award (1989) and the Steward of Sustainable Agriculture Award (2000).  He has also been a nominee for the Noetic Sciences Altruism Award (1992), the World Food Prize (1993 and 1995) and the Pew Scholars Award in Conservation and the Environment (1995).  In 1988, "Circle of Plenty," a PBS-TV documentary about Jeavons and his work, aired nationally.  He is also one of those featured in “The Living Land” (1999), a PBS-TV documentary.  Major publications have featured his work, including the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune and the Christian Science Monitor. His invitations to lecture have included China, Kenya, Russia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mexico and Canada."

Affiliations

 * Member, Academia Mexicana de Investigacion en Demografia Media, A.C.
 * Member, Board of Directors, Alan Chadwick Society
 * Advisory Board Member of the American Wine and Food Institute
 * Advisory Board Member of the Smith & Hawken Tool Company
 * Advisory Board Member of the Mother Earth News Farm Magazine
 * Advisory Board Member of Volunteers in International Service and Awareness (VIISA)
 * Advisory Board Member of Fresh Start Farms