Jay is a microbiologist who has an interest in low-entropy systems design. He first read Bill Mollison’s ‘Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual’ in 1990 and attended a full design course in 1992. As a result of this course, he set up Biologic Design - a vehicle for the creation of sustainable wastewater purification and energy generation systems. He gained his Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design in 1994. Having lived off-grid for 23 years he has first hand experience of living lightly, using renewable energy and natural waste purification. He feels strongly that, as Bill Mollison says, Permaculture Practitioners must become Eco-developers. He is currently seeking ways to put into practice Permaculture design principles on holistically designed communities - with local systems for food and energy production, as well as natural wastewater purification. Through Biologic Design he is presently creating WET Systems - constructed wetlands for wastewater purification, resource production, biodiversity enhancement and habitat creation; and also installing Treebogs (composting toilets) for a wide range of groups. He is working with Transition Towns to establish community owned Anaerobic Digestion systems (for energy production from wastes). He is also involved in sustainable woodland management, and is a director of Beetlewood Activities, a woodland-based ecological and emotional literacy education group.