Julia has published two bestselling novels, Pandora’s Diamond and Chalet Tiara and is now writing her third, My Green Year , based on her environmental escapades in the urban jungle.

She is well known in the Green world, having stood as the parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in Kensington and Chelsea during the last two general elections and three council elections.

Julia has appeared frequently on television and radio, discussing current affairs, animal welfare and environmental issues and is currently turning her top floor, 2 bedroom King’s Road flat into a model eco-friendly home. She grows her own herbs and vegetables, composts all her kitchen waste, makes her own cleaning products and is about to take delivery of 6 bantams. The Good Life in Chelsea! But now she wants to go even further….

Advised by architect Alex Michaelis, (who is currently greening up David Cameron’s house), she is about to convert her loft into a bedroom (using the latest sustainable technology and using reclaimed materials wherever possible) and is installing cutting edge solar panels, low flush lavatories, rainwater harvesting and has just received planning permission for the first three wind turbines in central London. Within six months she will manufacture enough electricity to be self sufficient in her energy needs as well as have enough left over to sell back to the National Grid.

Julia writes the Green lifestyle column, The Green Goddess in The Independent every Thursday and writes regularly about environmental subjects for The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, Tatler and The Sunday Times.