
DIY SELF-WATERING CONTAINER GARDEN |
Mark Ridsdill Smith explains how to make a genuinely self-watering container garden which can double your yields. |
BEFORE THE WOODLAND HOUSE |
In an extract from his book Woodsman, Ben Law describes how he made a yurt to shelter his family, in the years before his Woodland House was built. |
POSITIVE MONEY |
Can money be a force for good? Francesca Wakefield explores some of the money-changing campaigns and schemes available. |

Compact Living |
Michael Guerra introduces us to a sustainable design idea ... that of living more compactly |
Optimise Your Health READ NOW |
Flo Scott applied permaculture thinking to develop a good quality of life. |
Farming in a Changing Climate |
Ben Lambert describes how Crapes Fruit Farm has developed new methods to cope with an ever more variable climate. |

Scavenger Technology |
Cathy Ashley takes us on a tour of her permaculture home – an ‘evolving’ council house on a quest to become a farm! |
Wwoofing Around The World |
Rebecca Huntley tries her hand at range of jobs on organic farms and gardens, while travelling on a budget. |
Rocket Mass Heaters |
John Adams looks at the potential of these stoves for heating your home, workshop or communal space. |

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! |

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 DESIGN READ 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. |

DIY SOLAR ELECTRIC BIKES |
Michel Daniek explains how to transform your humble steed into a solar powered electric bike. |
PEOPLECARE SKILLS READ 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. |

ANOTHER POLITICS IS POSSIBLE |
Maddy Harland meets Britain’s only Green Member of Parliament to find out why she thinks political engagement is not only worth-while but a natural extension of being green. |
TALE OF TRANSITION IN TEN OBJECTS |
Rob Hopkins tells the story of the evolving Transition movement – a shooting star pointing to a better way of living on this planet. |
RESKILLING FOR THE FUTURE |
Practical skills such as needle and woodwork will need to be passed on if we want to survive Peak oil, argues Georgina-Kate Adams. |

Growing With Grace |
Annie Neligan describes how an innovative community growing project is reinventing itself to survive the harsh economic climate |
How Britain Can Feed Itself |
Craig Embleton investigates how much organic food could be produced in UK gardens and the environmental benefits that this would bring |
The Percentage Game |
Wade Muggleton explains how a permaculture lifestyle is more about being self reliant than trying to be self sufficient |