Winter 2015 (PM 86)
| Rocket Stove Hot Tub |
| Alicia Taylor and Jamie Ash explain how to build a wood fired hot tub with the added efficiency of a rocket stove. |
| The Great Green Wall of China |
| Award winning filmmaker, John D. Liu, visits an extraordinary project where ecosystem based adaptation is delivering real results. |
| Make a Bentwood Chair |
| Ben Law describes how to construct attractive and comfortable garden chairs from small diameter coppiced roundwood. |
| Crop Protection READ NOW |
| Stephanie Hafferty looks at the net gains of pest and climate control as part of her food crop growing regime. |
| The Energy Revolution |
| Howard Johns argues that we are at the beginning of the fourth great revolution in human history – one which is taking place on all continents of the world. |
| Farming in Tanzania |
| Heather Tomlinson shares how organic farming in Tanzania is creating healthy food, increasing incomes and restoring damaged ecosystems. |
| Multifunctional Microgrid |
| Diana Leafe Christian describes how Earthaven, a rural mountain ecovillage, has developed a responsive offgrid power system. |
| What is Permaculture? |
| Maddy Harland explains the three ethics of permaculture: Earth Care, People Care and Fair Shares. |
| Made in Hackney |
| Rozie Apps describes how a food project that is teaching local people how to forage and source and cook healthy, affordable food. |
| Straw Bale Gardening |
| Liquid gold, slug trap crops, companion planting ... Susanne Lumsden got far more than she bargained for when she started a straw bale garden. |
| Alternatives to Peat |
| John R. Lamont and Dr. George C. Elliott report on a case study that tests non-peat potting mixes. |
| Granny’s Bread |
| Ryan Blosser tells his story of going back to the land and how his mother-in-law’s bread became the great levener, bringing two families together. |
| No Dig Adventures |
| Nicolas Rouchon puts no dig gardening methods to the test on his French plot. |
| Permaculture and the Five Elements |
| Katie Shepherd describes how she uses the five elements to design her outer and inner life. |
Autumn 2015 (PM 85)
| The Great Work of Our Time... |
| Award winning filmmaker, John D. Liu, describes how earth restoration can help us grow a collective consciousness that will ensure our future. |
| The Oldest Forest Garden in Britain |
| Graham Bell explains the different layers of his temperate food forest and how these create abundant harvests. |
| Alleviating Poverty With Permaculture |
| Warren Draper explains how permaculture can tackle poverty and proposes a way of acquiring the necessary skills for free. |
| Permaculture and Politics READ NOW |
| Mark Boyle explores how the permaculture movement can learn to read the political landscape – and why it needs rewilding. |
| The Art of Deep Listening |
| Helen Iles explains how applying Aboriginal ‘deep listening’ could help us all to reconnect. |
| Permablitz |
| Rozie Apps discovers how permablitz brings edible, decorative and wildlife friendly gardens to homes and community spaces. |
| Growing Resilience |
| Katherine May and Nanni Concu share how they developed a non-monetary, co-operative farming economy that feeds them all year. |
| Design For Humanity |
| Stuart Muir Wilson explains how the ethics and principles of his grandfather, Bill Mollison, have shaped his life and work. |
| What is Permaculture? |
| Part 4, Maddy Harland gives examples of the ways permaculture principles can be applied. |
| Planting a Woodland |
| Julian Evans shares the basics of planting trees: where to plant, sourcing and species choice. |
| Children and Trees |
| Andreas Kornevall explains why children can bring happiness to us – whilst planting trees. |
| Working With Drones |
| Mike Hutchinson meets Smilyan Pavlov and finds out how drones can be of use to smallscale farmers and permaculturists. |
| Perennial Cropping |
| explores the viability of growing perennials rather than fertiliser-hungry annuals. |
| The Wildflower Meadow |
| Richard Webb explains how he turned a lawn into a beautiful, biodiverse meadow. |
Summer 2015 (PM 84)
| PLAN AND PLANT POLYCULTURES |
| Vera Greutink explains how to plant larger annual vegetables in polycultures while using less space than you might imagine. |
| THREE CHOICE TREES |
| Martin Crawford describes three beguiling trees that are ideal for permaculture small-holdings and gardens. |
| PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN OBSERVATION TOOL |
| Stuart and Gabrielle Anderson show how we can use photography as a tool for permaculture design and discovery. |
| REWILDING |
| Amelia Lake has looked at the pros and cons and argues that we should all embrace rewilding as a path to sustainable human existence. |
| INSTANT FARM - JUST ADD PERMACULTURE |
| Richard Perkins describes the first 6 months of setting up Ridgedale Permaculture. |
| THE JIGSAW OVEN |
| What happens when a clay oven is crossed with a rocket stove? Tony Martin experiments with the concept and comes up with this unique design. |
| 3 HEALTHY VEGGIES FOR YOUR GARDEN AND PLATE |
| Charles Dowding explains how to grow Oca, Yacon and Stevia, while Stephanie Hafferty shares how to make them into delicious meals. |
| WHAT IS PERMACULTURE? |
| In the third of this four part series, Maddy Harland explores the permaculture principles evolved by David Holmgren. |
| PERMACULTURE PRE-SCHOOL |
| Georgina-Kate Adams talks to Guba’s Emma Granville about how to start a pre-school using permaculture principles. |
| RETURN OF THE LAZYBEDS |
| Suzie Cahn on the return of the Celtic ‘lazy bed’ system that used to be common in Ireland. |
| DIY ECO-MAKEOVER |
| How Francesca Wakefield and Dan Stickland sustainably retrofitted their Victorian home. |
| DUCKS IN PERMACULTURE READ NOW |
| James Reid keeps ducks in his vegetable garden and utilises their inputs and outputs. |
| PM'S GUIDE TO FESTIVALS AND EVENTS |
| Our guide to International Permaculture Festivals and Events in 2015. |