summer 2012
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| 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. |