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It's a dreach Saturday in early May when I host a session of the "gardening together" group in Coventry – a group which has spluttered into existence like the unconvincing but untimely rain which is now dampening our enthusiasm for doing anything practical outside...

We like making jams and chutneys to give as presents and for our larder. The first fruits to come are plums, closely followed by Oulin's Golden gage, an exquisitely juicy fruit. I usually pick early in the morning when the fruit is soft and before the wasps...

It is ironic that green ways of living that emphasize voluntary simplicity -- a life-way that can take us into an opportunity-filled future -- are often portrayed in the mass media as regressive ways of life that turn away from progress. Here are three...