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David John Hamilton (born 1974) British author, Journalist, Gardener and Forager . Born in Northampton he now lives in Totnes, Devon.

He attended Weston Favell School in Northampton where he slipped through the education system graduating with only three G.C.S.E's above C grade including English language.

He has lived all over the UK and amongst other things has worked as a market trader in Camden Stables Market and in Anjuna India, a postman and a gardener in Oxford and a driver's mate and factory worker in Northampton.

He later returned to education and whilst studying a BSc in Nutrition and Food Science at Oxford Brookes he began growing his own food . Realising there were still bills to and full self-sufficiency was very difficult he coined the term 'Self-Sufficientish' which later was adopted by the website he runs with his twin brother.

The website led to the publishing of his first book 'The Self Sufficient-ish Bible'

He now lives in Devon where he is following another of his passions, that of plants, by training to be a sustainable horticulturist at the Dutchy College run course at the Schumacher College in Dartington. Along with fellow students on the course Dave has started up a sustainable bee keeping group using methods championed by Phil Chandler.

He occasionally appears on TV and radio and writes a regular column for Alan Moores underground magazine Dodgem Logic . He also contributes to Grow It Magazine and Country Small Holder.

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