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8 forms of capital active hope adaptation agroecology agroforestry alder buckthorn Amazon anxiety apples art arthritis austrian scythe UK autumn Autumn equinox award back garden back yard Be The Earth beans Bec Hellouin beech tree bees beneficial berries biochar biodigester biodiversity biodynamics blackberries blackthorn book review brain brassica cage budget build building campesino capital card deck celebrate Celtic festivals change changes chemical-free chickens christmas circular city farm clay pot clean air cleansers cleansing milks climate change climate chaos climate collapse climate emergency climate grief climate solutions climbers climbing cob comfrey communities community Community Nature Network community projects compost compost teas composting conference connection consciousness conservation container cooking coppice coppicing cordial cosmology courgettes crafts creativity crisis crop protection Cross Quarter Festival cultural emergence culture cut flowers cycles degraded design diary diversity DIY do it yourself Donella Meadows drought dryland earth care earth's cycles Earth's energy earths cycles ecoculture ecological emergency economics ecopoetry ecosystem ecosystem restoration ecosystem restoration camps ecosystems edges edible edible flowers education efficiency elder elderflowers elements elixir emergence endangered birds energy equinox Ethical Consumer ethics face mask fair shares Fairtrade farming farms feedback feminine ferns festivals figs film firewood floristry flower essence flower garden flowers food food forest food garden footbath forage foraging forest garden forest gardening forests fruit fruit leather fruit trees full moon funding fungi future future care gardening gardens garlic gift economy gin Give Nature a voice Glennie Kindred global poverty glut grapes grassroots green space greenhouse grief groundcover grow grow food grow your own growing growing food guilds habitat habits handcream harvest harvests hawthorn hazel hazelnut healing shrubs healing trees health healthy soil heart health hedgerow hedgerows hedging herbal herbal remedies herbal teas herbalist herbs holistic holistic planned grazing home homeless homemade wine homestead hope Hugelkultur humanure hummus hungry gap IBC tanks Idler Imbolc incense increase yields Indigenous indigenous knowledge indoor inexpensive influence inspiration International Womens Day jam keyline kingfisher kitchen garden lacto-fermentation Lammas land land restoration landscape landscapes leaf mould leverage points life lifestyle limeflowers livelihood livestock living labs logs Looby Macnamara lotion low cost low-impact lunar Lush Cosmetics Lush Spring Prize macerations Manda Scott Mangwende Orphan Care Trust Māori Maramataka market garden market gardening marmalade marshmallow mass heater meadow meadowsweet medicinal micro microbes microfarm Midwest Permaculture mimic mindset mitigation money moon phases Morag Gamble moringa Mother Earth movement mow mulch multifunctional mushrooms native plants natural natural building natural fertiliser natural skincare natural swimming pool nature nature connection nitrogen no dig no waste no-dig north-facing novel November nutrition nuts observe oca October off-grid oil cleansing Open Shell Farm orchard orchards organic organic flowers organic gardening outdoor shower oven oxymel oyster pallets pasture-fed patterns peat-free people people care peoplecare perennials permaculture permaculture design Permaculture Magazine permaculture magazine award permaculture projects permaculture week permaculutre permayouth pesto pests philippines pine tree pips pizza oven plant profile plants politicians doing nothing pollinators pollution polyculture polycultures positive change preserving principles prize projects propagating protection pruning prunings psycho-spiritual awareness psychospiritual transformation rainforest rainwater raspberries re-green recipe recipes Red List reduce reed beds regeneration regenerative regenerative agriculture regenerative farming regenerative projects relative location relative matter remedy renewable renewable energy resilient resources restoration reuse revolution rhythms rootstock rootstocks roundhouse roundwood runner beans Rupert Read sage Sahel salad salads salve Samhain Savitri Trust schools Scotland scotts pine scythe scything seasonal seasons seeds selfcare Sepp Holzer september septic tanks sewage treatment shade shamanism sheet mulching shrubs silvopasture skincare sloes slugs small solutions small-scale smallholding social justice soil health solar solstice solutions sowing spiritual spring squash stacking functions stock-free straw straw bale summer support sustainable Swayyam Sweet Bay Swift Street swifts syntropic systems temperate terraces thistles thrutopia timber timber framing tincture tonic toolkit tools transformation Transformative Adaptation trees upcycle urban urban farm urban gardening veg garden vegan veganic verges vermicomposting vinegar visionaries walnuts waste water water cleansing watering weeds wellbeing wetland wild edges wild flowers wild food wild garlic wildflower wildlife wine recipes wings winter winter greens winter salads winter solstice wisdom wood stove woodburner woodland woodland management woodlands world is possible worms yarrow year round year-round food yield young people youth zai zai pits zone 00 zoning

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8 forms of capital active hope adaptation agroecology agroforestry alder buckthorn Amazon anxiety apples art arthritis austrian scythe UK autumn Autumn equinox award back garden back yard Be The Earth beans Bec Hellouin beech tree bees beneficial berries biochar biodigester biodiversity biodynamics blackberries blackthorn book review brain brassica cage budget build building campesino capital card deck celebrate Celtic festivals change changes chemical-free chickens christmas circular city farm clay pot clean air cleansers cleansing milks climate change climate chaos climate collapse climate emergency climate grief climate solutions climbers climbing cob comfrey communities community Community Nature Network community projects compost compost teas composting conference connection consciousness conservation container cooking coppice coppicing cordial cosmology courgettes crafts creativity crisis crop protection Cross Quarter Festival cultural emergence culture cut flowers cycles degraded design diary diversity DIY do it yourself Donella Meadows drought dryland earth care earth's cycles Earth's energy earths cycles ecoculture ecological emergency economics ecopoetry ecosystem ecosystem restoration ecosystem restoration camps ecosystems edges edible edible flowers education efficiency elder elderflowers elements elixir emergence endangered birds energy equinox Ethical Consumer ethics face mask fair shares Fairtrade farming farms feedback feminine ferns festivals figs film firewood floristry flower essence flower garden flowers food food forest food garden footbath forage foraging forest garden forest gardening forests fruit fruit leather fruit trees full moon funding fungi future future care gardening gardens garlic gift economy gin Give Nature a voice Glennie Kindred global poverty glut grapes grassroots green space greenhouse grief groundcover grow grow food grow your own growing growing food guilds habitat habits handcream harvest harvests hawthorn hazel hazelnut healing shrubs healing trees health healthy soil heart health hedgerow hedgerows hedging herbal herbal remedies herbal teas herbalist herbs holistic holistic planned grazing home homeless homemade wine homestead hope Hugelkultur humanure hummus hungry gap IBC tanks Idler Imbolc incense increase yields Indigenous indigenous knowledge indoor inexpensive influence inspiration International Womens Day jam keyline kingfisher kitchen garden lacto-fermentation Lammas land land restoration landscape landscapes leaf mould leverage points life lifestyle limeflowers livelihood livestock living labs logs Looby Macnamara lotion low cost low-impact lunar Lush Cosmetics Lush Spring Prize macerations Manda Scott Mangwende Orphan Care Trust Māori Maramataka market garden market gardening marmalade marshmallow mass heater meadow meadowsweet medicinal micro microbes microfarm Midwest Permaculture mimic mindset mitigation money moon phases Morag Gamble moringa Mother Earth movement mow mulch multifunctional mushrooms native plants natural natural building natural fertiliser natural skincare natural swimming pool nature nature connection nitrogen no dig no waste no-dig north-facing novel November nutrition nuts observe oca October off-grid oil cleansing Open Shell Farm orchard orchards organic organic flowers organic gardening outdoor shower oven oxymel oyster pallets pasture-fed patterns peat-free people people care peoplecare perennials permaculture permaculture design Permaculture Magazine permaculture magazine award permaculture projects permaculture week permaculutre permayouth pesto pests philippines pine tree pips pizza oven plant profile plants politicians doing nothing pollinators pollution polyculture polycultures positive change preserving principles prize projects propagating protection pruning prunings psycho-spiritual awareness psychospiritual transformation rainforest rainwater raspberries re-green recipe recipes Red List reduce reed beds regeneration regenerative regenerative agriculture regenerative farming regenerative projects relative location relative matter remedy renewable renewable energy resilient resources restoration reuse revolution rhythms rootstock rootstocks roundhouse roundwood runner beans Rupert Read sage Sahel salad salads salve Samhain Savitri Trust schools Scotland scotts pine scythe scything seasonal seasons seeds selfcare Sepp Holzer september septic tanks sewage treatment shade shamanism sheet mulching shrubs silvopasture skincare sloes slugs small solutions small-scale smallholding social justice soil health solar solstice solutions sowing spiritual spring squash stacking functions stock-free straw straw bale summer support sustainable Swayyam Sweet Bay Swift Street swifts syntropic systems temperate terraces thistles thrutopia timber timber framing tincture tonic toolkit tools transformation Transformative Adaptation trees upcycle urban urban farm urban gardening veg garden vegan veganic verges vermicomposting vinegar visionaries walnuts waste water water cleansing watering weeds wellbeing wetland wild edges wild flowers wild food wild garlic wildflower wildlife wine recipes wings winter winter greens winter salads winter solstice wisdom wood stove woodburner woodland woodland management woodlands world is possible worms yarrow year round year-round food yield young people youth zai zai pits zone 00 zoning

Back Issue - Winter 126 - (pm 126)


Farms as Church
Abel Pearson asks us: What are you in service to? Where do you whisper your prayers? Where do you find congregation?

Design your Dream Garden
Pippa Chapman shares her top tips for creating a beautiful, diverse and edible garden that you’ll love to spend time in!

The Solar-Cooled Pantry
Gavin Roberts introduces his ingenious off-grid food storage system for year-round homegrown food.

The Design Web
Looby Macnamara reveals her holistic, dynamic framework that empowers us to improve all aspects of our personal and professional lives.

Growing a Living Lab
António Vaz Pato shares the story of a community garden at the University of Lisbon, initiated by a group of inquisitive biology students.

Love, Anger and Betrayal
Veteran campaigner, Jonathon Porrit, describes the astonishing fact of ‘fossil fuel incumbency’ and explains why he wholeheartedly supports Just Stop Oil.

Five Favourite Plants for Spring

Grow Your Own Ginseng
Anne Stobart describes how we can grow our own Siberian ginseng, a powerful herbal healer suitable for the garden.

Making Volunteers Happy
Working with volunteers is a powerful alliance for both host and visitor. Wilf Richards shares his experiences.

From Flights to Footsteps
Andrew Zionts Abrams explores the wider dimensions of the commons.

Making Learning Radiant
Julia Black discovered how to transform education into a passion-led approach for both children and adults. Learn how to switch your lights on fully.

The Ocean Defenders
Valérie Rafaramihanta from Natiora Defenders describes the Ocean Heroes of Madagascar, men and women risking their lives to protect and restore their coastal ecosystems.

Learning from Allotments
JC Niala takes us on a journey to the world of allotments, valuable places of connections, generosity and community.

Essential Tools for Growers
Perrine Bulgheroni and Charles Hervé-Gruyer share their extensive experience of using hand tools.

Joanna Macy’s Legacy
Joanna Macy (1929-2025) is one of the most important ecological and spiritual teachers of our times. Rupert Read offers a personal appraisal of her legacy.

The Sentience of the Land
Rachel Fleming meets a farmer, forest gardener, a horticultarist and an estate manager and discovers how they have all formed a very different relationship with the land.