Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and of the Transition Network. His work in the Transition movement grew out of many years experience in education, teaching permaculture and natural building, and setting up the first two-year full-time permaculture course in the world, as well as co-ordinating the first eco-village development in Ireland to be granted planning permission. He is author ofThe Transition Handbook(2008), The Transition Companion(2011), The Power of Just Doing Stuff(2013) and21 Stories of Transition(2015), served 3 years as a Trustee of the Soil Association, and was named by the Independent as one of the UK s top 100 environmentalists. He lives in Devon and grows food for his family.
