| The Tale of a Back Garden Micro Farm |
| Even a small piece of land can be made highly productive with careful planning. Wade Muggleton explains how |
| How to Build a Low-Cost Hot Tub |
| A quick and easy way to build your own outdoor tub so you can lie back and relax, by Paulina Wojciechowska |
| Living in Intentional Community |
| Kate McEvoy describes the pros and cons of life in a low impact community in Wales |
| How to Lay an Earthen Floor |
| Learn the art of making beautiful earthen floors, the natural alternative to concrete, with Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce |
| Zones 4 U |
| Ru Litherland explores the many ways we can graze the urban jungle for food and resources |
| The Permaculture of Pensions |
| A creative look at how pensions of the future could ignore the FTSE 100 and invest in the community, with Jonathon Dawson |
| The End of Suburbia or the Beginning of Mainstream Permaculture? |
| David Holmgren explores the potential for co-operative edible neighbourhoods of the future |
| 10 Things To Do |
| Rob Hopkins recommends some simple steps to get ready for a post-carbon future |
| Peak Oil Resources |
| The Edible Garden Pond |
| It's possible to grow tasty treats from even the smallest garden pond. Paul Wagland explores the world of edible aquatic plants |
| Losing the Plot |
| Andy Waternman tells the story of a spirited fight to save an important urban allotment site and wildlife refuge from destruction |
| View from the Green Room |
| When Rob Hopkin's permaculture students decided to build an eco-theatre, they created a dramatic community space |
| Oasis in the Sky |
| In the heart of the beautiful Spanish city of Seville is a community that has transformed a rooftop into an edible sanctuary. Maria Vazquez tells the story |
| Renewable Energy Amongst the Trees |
| Merlin Howse describes various experiments in DIY power generation in his off-the-grid woodland community |
| Walnuts |
| Pete Wignall shares his passion and know-how about growing this versatile and valuable food and timber tree |
| Love at First Sight |
| In just one year, Helen Anderson transformed a weedy allotment into a permaculture paradise, attracting abundant wildlife and her neighbours’ admiration |
| Camphill's Bright Future |
| Camphill’s villages are communities which offer homes and wholesome work to people with special needs. Jan Martin Bang describes life in a Norwegian village |
| Chillies in Britain |
| Joy and Michael Michaud run a small, successful mail order business selling homegrown chillies. Maddy Harland finds out how they run their niche enterprise |
| Singing a more Natural Song |
| Hildur Jackson visits EcoVillage at Ithaca and receives a warm welcome, despite the climate |
| Fertile Relationships |
| Alzena Wilmot and Rik Humphreys describe a way of growing healthy vegetables on poor soil |
| A Dip in a Natural Swimming Pool |
| Maddy Harland takes a dip in a natural swimming pool at ZEGG and finds out how they built it |
| Planning a Polytunnel |
| How to buy, site and erect a polytunnel. Ever-practical reader, Mark Smith, shares the benefits of his experience |
| Grow Your Own Building |
| Alan Cameron-Duff and Annabel Fawcus show that building with cob is easy and great fun. Dip your hands in the mud and have a go! |
| In Search of Peace and Tranquility |
| Is relocating in Southern Greece a route to paradise or a road to hell? Linda Vincent tells her story |