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Picking Apples, Choosing Varieties & Pruning with Patrick Whitefield
Patrick Whitefield |
Sunday, 16th December 2012

My friend Colum and I share crop the apples. I grew the trees and they're on land which used to be mine but which I've since donated to the Somerset Wildlife Trust. I still keep the little orchard which I grew in one corner of the field. Colum and I share the work...

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Harvesting, drying & storing oyster mushrooms
Maddy Harland |
Friday, 14th December 2012

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are an easy species to identify in the wild. They have oyster-shaped silvery grey or greyish-brown caps and usually grow in layers on deciduous wood - on a tree that is dying or on dead...

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Becoming a permaculture parent - 4 steps to improve family communication
Looby Mcnamara |
Monday, 10th December 2012

Permaculture principles come from the observation of natural systems which can help us interact with different aspects in our lives to promote well-being. In many ways, families have the same characteristics as any natural system, therefore we can always benefit...

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What You Can Grow and Eat in Winter - A Mini Tour of Patrick Whitefield's Permaculture Garden
Patrick Whitefield |
Saturday, 8th December 2012

Pottering in the garden - I love it. Earlier this week, before the rain started, I was out there pottering away.

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David Cameron: playing god with the planet for the sake of politics
Maddy Harland & Peter Ellington |
Tuesday, 4th December 2012

The British prime minister, David Cameron, has personally rejected David Kennedy's appointment as head of the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

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How to Grow Garlic & Save Money
Maddy Harland |
Tuesday, 4th December 2012

Garlic is best planted between November and April although you will generally get a bigger and better crop if you plant it in the autumn - but it isn't too late to get later varieties in the ground from now to spring. Garlic bulbs are sold according to their...

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Diary of a crowdfunding campaign
Georgina-Kate Adams |
Tuesday, 27th November 2012

Regular PM readers may have seen my feature on crowdfunding in the last issue. The keen observer will have spotted that I'm currently running a campaign of my own! But why did I choose crowdfunding and what's it really like to run a crowdfunding campaign...

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Why Small is Successful ­– how to get planning permission for your small land-based enterprise
Emily Ingham |
Sunday, 25th November 2012

Many Permaculture magazine readers dream of a move to the country, but how to support ourselves whilst feeling part of the community? A common choice is to make the move later in life once we've built up...