Caroline Smith teaches at the National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. Previously she worked as a plant pathologist, science teacher and teacher educator and is also involved in plant protection training and teacher education in Solomon Islands. Permaculture Pioneers: Stories from the New Frontier, which she co-edited with Kerry Dawborn, is her latest publication. Caroline lives on an organic farm just outside Melbourne, and is interested in the role permaculture can play in local food security.