Life Beyond Appearances
Maddy Harland visits Geoffrey and Sue Hughes' eco-build and woodland enterprise.
DIY Pallet Chair
How to make a comfortable Airondack chair for free from reclaimed timber with John Adams.
Community Generation
Mark Laiosa visits Samsø, a Danish island entirely powered by renewable energy.
Monoculture Permaculture
The story of how Tim and Maddy Harland created a beautiful edible garden from a bare field.
Make A 'Bespoke' Wind Turbine
A step by step guide to building a wind turbine from a bicycle wheel by Beth Tilston and Wil Harley.
Tools For Self Reliance
Dom Marsh and his girlfriend Nanda cycled into town and found an unexpected treasure trove.
Living Without Money
Mark Boyle tells us how he does it so well that a year's experiment is being extended indefinitely.
Is Transition Working?
Gil Seyfang presents the result of the first UK Transition Movement survey. PM Exclusive.
The Winter Allotment
Plan some practical allotment projects. Paul Wagland offers some useful tips and ideas.
My Kitchen Garden
Emma Cooper describes the summertime flourishings of her prolific urban patch.
Reconnecting Land and People
Why is planning so hard to get for genuine low impact development? Mike Hannis visits projects and explores what needs to change.
Sustainable Beekeeping
With global honeybee populations plummeting, David Heaf offers a possible solution in the form of the Warré hive.
Permaculture, Peak Oil and the Future of Farming
Rebecca Hosking, maker of BBC2's 'A Farm For The Future', looks at the challenges to conventional farming and how permaculture can help overcome them.
Ethics in Permaculture
Maddy Harland writes about how ethics can underpin good design and right action in permaculture.
Grow-our-Own
The story of a highly successful community allotment scheme that practically helps people grow and pick their own food.
Transition Allotments
Wade Muggleton tells the story of how two men merged edibles with art to create a special sense of community in the heart of Peterborough.
National Treasure Grows Organically
Stephanie Boucher visits Sissinghurst Castle and discovers how the estate is relocalising its food supply and embracing sustainable principles on the whole estate.
How to have a Green Wedding
A reader's guide to having an inexpensive yet chic wedding. Jenny Larby shows us that tying the knot doesn't have to unravel the planet.
November in Prickly Nut Wood
Exclusive to PM, an extract from Ben Law's new book, The Woodland Year with insights into a truly sustainable way of life and seasonal recipes.
Planning and Planting a Container Garden
Jackie Kemp describes how to grow food in urban spaces, however small.
Two Women, an Eco-build and a Full-time Job
How mother and daughter, Jenny and Maggie Pickerill, built an ecohouse together.
Urban Self-reliance
Chris Southall describes his family's journey towards urban eco-living and describes some of his low cost permaculture projects.
Sharing the Journey
Worried about rising fuel prices? Maddy Harland checks out a liftshare scheme that could save you £1,000 a year.
Fire Escape Gardening
PM's Penny Rose describes her rather vertically challenged urban container garden.