autumn 2012 (PM 73)
| Incan Agriculture Revisited |
| Matthew Seal and Julie Bruton-Seal take an excursion into the ancient Andean agriculture of the Incas. |
| Permanent Horticulture |
| Deano Martin experiments with John Jeavons’ biointensive growing methods and other aspects of permanent horticulture. |
| Making a Solar Food Dryer |
| John Adams describes how he made a solar food dehydrator and how it performed in a less than typical British summer. |
| Nurture and Nature |
| Lusi Alderslowe wanted her son to learn from nature so she set up her own Earth Education group. She explains how and why! |
| Treating Waste Water Naturally |
| Maddy Harland looks at the positive benefits of an ecological waste treatment system installed at the Sustainability Centre in Hampshire. |
| River of Flowers |
| Sophie Housley describes how a social enterprise is creating urban wild flower corridors to help rescue our declining bee population. |
| How to Survey a Site |
| Whether it is a plot of land, a business, or social enterprise, Aranya describes the critical process of surveying to produce an effective design. |
| Biomatrix Water |
| Lisa Shaw and Galen Fulford describe how they transform polluted waterways into lush water-front parkways using biomimicry. |
| How to Make a Pallet Shed |
| Urban dweller Liz Darley describes how she and her partner made a garden greenhouse/shed from waste materials. |
| Cultivating Communication Skills |
| Looby Macnamara offers some simple yet effective principles to help us become better communicators and listeners. |
| Multi-Functional Hedges |
| Tim Green applies permaculture thinking to hedgelaying and comes up with a stock proof, multi-functional design. |
| Permaculture in Panama |
| Joanna and Franck Marion visit Panama’s permaculture pioneer, John Douglas, and learn the art of ‘lazy’ farming. |
| Peak Oil TransportREAD NOW |
| John Owen describes his six years living and travelling on the road and explains why this lifestyle is so very permacultural. |
summer 2012 (PM 72)
| SUCCESSFULLY DEALING WITH DROUGHT |
| Peppi Gauci describes a permaculture project in Malta that has transformed a windswept arid landscape into an abundant oasis. |
| FEED THE WORLD |
| Patrick Whitefield looks at whether permaculture can feed the world whilst reducing our use of fossil fuel derived pesticides and fertilisers. |
| WHY PERMACULTURE NEEDS DESIGNREAD NOW |
| Aranya explains why design is central to permaculture and how it enables us to consciously create more harmonious, low impact lives. |
| APPLIED OBSERVATION |
| Wade Muggleton explains why a cup of tea and a wander is a valuable daily habit for a productive garden. |
| DESIGNING YOUR LIFE WITH PERMACULTURE |
| Looby Macnamara describes how to become the person you have always wanted to be! |
| HOW TO PROPAGATE A FOREST GARDEN |
| Pippa Greenwood, explains how to grow your own forest garden from scratch. |
| BUILDING COMMUNITY |
| Zoë Foster on joining a cohousing community and helping set up an energy saving project. |
| LEARNING BY DOING |
| Nicole Vosper reports on a permaculture design programme that invites diversity and action. |
| 10 REASONS TO DO A PERMACULTURE COURSE |
| We want to encourage all of our readers to take a Permaculture Design Course: here’s why. |
| FROM FLEECE TO FELT |
| Rosie Hazleton explains how to dye and felt fleece while working outdoors. |
| PRODUCTIVE PERMACULTURE ON A SMALL SCALE |
| Anni Kelsey explains why she grows plants all mixed together in her garden |
| ROCKET STOVES IN THE PHILIPPINES |
| Penelope Reyes describes how rocket stoves are saving fuel and reducing lung disease. |
| DRYLAND PERMACULTURE IN PALESTINE |
| Last autumn Annie Neligan visited the Marda Permaculture Project in Palestine. |
| THE PERMACULTURE PIGGERY |
| Kate Fox explains how to set up a small piggery. |
| FIRE AND WILD FOOD COOKERY |
| Wendy Vickerman describes a school where children have a land based way of learning, much of it practical and hands on. |
Spring 2012 (PM 71)
| REFORESTING THE WORLD |
| WeForest are planting over 150 million trees to lock up carbon and create food forests for indigenous peoples |
| DIY SOLAR ELECTRIC BIKES |
| Michel Daniek explains how to transform your humble steed into a solar powered electric bike. |
| PEOPLECARE SKILLSREAD NOW |
| Looby Macnamara focuses on how our biggest challenge is also our greatest opportunity. |
| IS SOLAR STILL WORTH IT? |
| Solar photovoltaics are a big investment. Wade Muggleton and John Adams explore the financial and environmental benefits. |
| NATIVES AND ALIENS |
| Patrick Whitefield asks if permaculture can work without introducing exotics. |
| TREATING GREYWATER |
| How to treat your wastewater gracefully by Stuart Anderson |
| SACK GARDENING |
| Simon Hart describes how students have been experimenting with growing vegetables in sacks. |
| THINK LIKE A PEASANT |
| Wade Muggleton’s eight tips to reduce your bills, find resources and fill your stomach. |
| BIG SCALE PERMACULTURE |
| Darren J Doherty applies permaculture design to an extensive Australian cattle station. |
| AN EDIBLE URBAN EDUCATION |
| Jo Homan from Transition Finsbury Park describes a project that is inspiring people to grow their own food in the heart of the city. |
| OFF GRID SOLAR |
| Nigel Harrison goes off grid on Vancouver Island and describes how he installed his own solar system on a tight budget. |
| CAN WE FEED THE WORLD |
| Five experts give their views on the best methods of eco-farming. |
| 10 MONEY SAVING TIPS |
| The PM team share their top tips to help you save money and live a greener, healthier life. |
| ELIXIR OF BEETROOT |
| Annie Levy celebrates the healthy, healing, glorious beet. |
| FESTIVAL GUIDE 2012 |
| Plan your summer with PM’s guide to UK festivals, fairs & events. |