Autumn 2004 (PM 41)

Greening the Valleys |
Jenny Lunnon reports on a renewable energy project that is regenerating a community devastated by the collapse of the coal industry |
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 |
Planes, Trains and Staying in the Garden |
What makes permaculture author and teacher Patrick Whitefield tick? Maddy Harland investigates |
Flowforms - the Pulse of Life |
Kathleen Askew discovers how Flowforms revitalise water and create beautiful garden features |
The Passages of Time |
Lucilla Borio describes how a small committed group restored a beautiful Italian mountain village ecologically and found their own green gold |
Ireland Gets Funky |
How Graham Strouts built his own low impact roundhouse for a song |
Simple Stonework |
Practical tips from Patrick Whitefield on how to build drystone paths, walls, steps and a simple bridge |
How to make Ointments and Facemasks |
The art of making medical and cosmetic balms from simple, natural ingredients by Kolbjorn Borseth |
Eco-Refurbishment Part 2 |
Nick Parsons explains the truth about u-values and how to insulate your home and keep heat where you want it |