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Primitive sheep breed eating diverse mature pasture
Rebecca Hosking & Tim Green

In 2009 Rebecca Hosking, a farmer's daughter and Tim Green, a biologist, made a film,...

From Edible Cities
Richard Register & Sven Eberlein

SE: There's a lot of "ecocity-washing" going on right now. At the same time there isn't a true ecocity on earth yet. How far can a model veer from the...

Collective potential
Looby Macnamara

Personal sustainability is the ability to sustain ourselves: our energy levels, health and connection to our dreams and visions, other people and our higher self. People have a...

One of Peter Cowman's low impact timber frame buildings
Derry Nairn

"Anyone here from the planning office?"

A malevolent grumble dashes around the room - planners are not the most popular breed in County Wicklow – before we are shown a house...

2012 Summer Interns
Maddy Harland

Recently I reported on how Polyface Farm uses techniques such as mob grazing and mobile farm infrastructure to lock up carbon, build soil and create a diverse set of yields. I also...

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Maddy Harland

This is an adaptation of an ancient method of irrigation that is thought to have originated in Africa 4,000 years ago. It uses the porous nature of clay pots to allow osmotic pressure to suck the water...

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James Marshall

Chickens do not have the ability to fly in the manner of wild birds, but certain breeds and determined individuals do have a propensity to propel themselves over fences, walls or even up into tree...

Tipis
Patrick Whitefield

When I bought my first tipi, I already had an all weather tent, a good set of bender tarps and a choice of two caravans to live in. What did I need a tipi for? None of that mattered. I fell in love with...

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Maddy Harland

How many times have you visited chemical or better compost loos at an event or festical and found the water reservoir has run out and you can't wash your hands? I spotted this clever use of recycled...

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Rozie Apps

In 1983, a handfull of people met for a general meeting. Thirty years later and The Permaculture Association has over 1,300 members and supports a wide range of people and projects. They...

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John Adams


This is a folding multi-tool in the great tradition of Swiss army knives but scaled up a bit. This increase in size from a small pocket knife to a full size...

Paradise Lot
Deano Martin

This is a lovely book that tells how the author and his friend move into and develop a one-tenth of an acre plot of land in the suburbs.

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Rozie Apps

This book takes us on an exciting adventure, following Ben Law through his life as the woodsman of Prickly Nut Wood. Woodsman: Living in a wood in the 21st...

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John Adams

Mr D's Thermal Cooker is no stranger to these pages having now appeared more times than any other product. I make no apology for this as it is such a good bit of...

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