Wade has been interested in permaculture for over 30 years, having travelled in Australia and New Zealand in the 1990s where the concept originated.
He has subsequently been a college lecturer and a countryside officer in local government.
He lives in Shropshire with his partner and two children, where their plot, Station Road Permaculture Garden, has been a demonstration site for permaculture as well as open under the National Open Gardens Scheme since 2002.
In 2013, he acquired a field which allowed his orchard ambitions to expand. He now has a collection of over 130 varieties of fruit trees and was featured on BBC Gardeners World in 2018.
He has written for Permaculture magazine for many years and regularly teaches, gives talks and runs training sessions on a wide range of orchard subjects.
He is the author of The Orchard Book, a practical handbook to help you plan, plant and manage your orchard, whatever your garden size or budget.