Claire Ratinon is an organic food grower and writer based in East Sussex. Claire has grown edible plants in a variety of roles from growing organic vegetables for the Ottolenghi restaurant, Rovi to delivering workshops throughout London. Claire has been invited to share her growing journey in talks for organisations including the Barbican Centre, Tate Liverpool, Charleston House and The Garden Museum as well as presenting features for Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time. Her writing has been featured in Bloom Magazine, The Modern House Journal and Waitrose Food Magazine, and she is a gardening columnist for the The Guardian’s Saturday Magazine.

Claire’s first book, ‘How To Grow Your Dinner Without Leaving The House’ was published in August 2020 and she co-wrote the pamphlet, ‘Horticultural Appropriation’ for Rough Trade Books with artist, Sam Ayre. Her second book, ‘Unearthed: On Race and Roots, and How the Soil Taught Me I Belong,’ is out now. 

In early 2024, Claire’s online course ‘Grow Your Own Food’ with Create Academy was released.